Alyssa was born with biliary atresia, a condition that leads to liver failure.
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Staging of biliary atresia at diagnosis by molecular profiling of the liver.
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Indications for the surgical repair of unilateral aural atresia in children.
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Biliary atresia is a rare disease of the liver and bile ducts that occurs in infants.
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Grace was diagnosed with congenital birth defect microtia and atresia.
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When a baby has biliary atresia, bile flow from the liver to the gallbladder is blocked.
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This finding led the research team to experiment with a mouse model of biliary atresia.
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This antibody may contribute to the bile duct injury in biliary atresia.
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After this, the number of eggs declines as they age and die by a process known as atresia.
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An abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
Lack of a normal opening from the esophagus, intestines, or the anus.
Greek a = negative, and tresis = a hole, hence an absence or closure of a body orifice or tubular organ
(atreesia) - Absence or abnormal narrowing of a body opening, e.g. duodenal atresia, the narrowing of part of the small intestine that consequently causes an obstruction.
Complete obstruction to a valve or blood vessel, so that blood cannot get past this point in the circulation and has to take an alternative route.
A part of the GI tract is absent or gone; this can occur anywhere along the GI tract
Absence or malformation of the outer or middle ear. For example, there may be no pinna or ear canal.
Connection that is either blocked or missing altogether.
Process by which a tissue stops growing, loses its function and degenerates. Synonymous with atrophy. See also follicular atresia and apoptosis.