the theories of causation of biliary atresia, (2), the data supporting involvement of viral infection in pathogenesis of biliary atresia, and (3) the data supporting immune mechanisms in the ...

Lithocholic acid (LCA) is a hepatotoxic compound. Fetal LCA might play a role in the pathogenesis of neonatal cholestasis/EHBA. Recent results show that fetal liver has capacity for hydroxylations ...