RT Book, Section
A1 Fischler, Björn
A1 Eggertsen, Gösta
A1 Björkhem, Ingemar
A2 Sarafoglou, Kyriakie
A2 Hoffmann, Georg F.
A2 Roth, Karl S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1140318627
T1 Genetic Defects in Synthesis and Transport of Bile Acids
T2 Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071773140
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140318627
RD 2024/04/23
AB Bile  acids  are  polar,  water-soluble  acidic  steroids  formed  from  cholesterol.  In  addition  to  being  quantitatively  the  most  important  elimination  products  of  cholesterol,  bile  acids  are  essential  for  the  absorption  of  fat  and  fat  soluble  vitamins.  Regardless  of  the  pathogenesis,  all  liver  diseases  have  consequences  for  bile  acid  turnover,  and  primary  defects  in  bile  acid  production  and  transport  have  consequences  for  liver  function.