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Review Article| Volume 22, ISSUE 4, P625-641, November 2018

Alagille Syndrome

  • Ellen Mitchell
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    Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
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  • Melissa Gilbert
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    Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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  • Kathleen M. Loomes
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    Corresponding author. 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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    Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

    Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Published:August 22, 2018DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cld.2018.06.001

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