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. 2015 Jul 9;148(4):1019–1026. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0825

TABLE 2 ] .

Liver Pathology in Telomere Syndrome Cases With Hypoxia and Shunting (n = 6)

Age at Biopsy, y Parenchyma Vasculature Iron Accumulation Fibrosis Case No.a
17 Telengiectasia None None 1
25 NRH, minimal portal chronic inflammationb Normal Moderate in hepatocytesb None 4c
34 NRH, early mild steatosisb Prominent portal vesselsb None None 6c
40 NRH, bile duct paucity, diffuse cholestasis, noncaseating granulomasb Prominent portal vesselsb Mild in hepatocytes and periportalb Minimal patchy-portal and periportal 7c
52 Normal Sinusoidal dilatationb None None 8
53 NRH, chronic inflammatory infiltrateb Some portal areas without veinsb Mild in hepatocytes and periportalb None 9c

NRH = nodular regenerative hyperplasia.

a

Case identifiers refer to Table 1.

b

A recurrent abnormality shared by two or more cases.

c

These biopsies/explants were reviewed centrally as part of this study.