Liver Disease

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Causes and Risk Factors


Causes for liver disease include the following:

Alcoholism
Autoimmune diseases (e.g., autoimmune hepatitis)
Bile duct disorders (e.g., primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis)
Exposure to toxins through ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption (e.g., toxic hepatitis)
Hereditary conditions (e.g., Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, galactosemia, Alagille syndrome, alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, type 1 glycogen storage disease)
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