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Survival of propionic acidemia patients with liver transplant
oleh: Tamás Zelei, Zoltán Vokó, Bertalan Németh, Zsuzsanna Petykó, Geetanjoli Banerjee, Vanja Sikirica
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2024-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Propionic acidemia (PA) is a rare metabolic disorder affecting amino acid metabolism. Liver transplantation improves some outcomes, but the impact on long-term survival remains unclear. A systematic literature review and survival analysis, identifying 94 PA patients who underwent transplantation, revealed a survival probability of 62% at age 33; while median survival was estimated at 40 years. These findings highlight a substantial survival deficit of PA patients compared to the general population despite liver transplantation.