Alcohol-related cirrhosis: The most challenging etiology of cirrhosis is more burdensome than ever
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Lysosomal Acid Lipase Activity Is Reduced Both in Cryptogenic Cirrhosis and in Cirrhosis of Known Etiology
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2287-2728,2287-285X
DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2020.0305