Overview of inherited metabolic disorders and their impact on liver health, highlighting diagnosis and treatment approaches.
Metabolic liver diseases (MLD) is a collective term for inherited single enzyme defects of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) which primarily or secondarily involve the liver. With recent advances in diagnosis and therapeutics, most inherited metabolic liver disorders are now being diagnosed and treated. This article outlines the important metabolic liver diseases in children and highlights the approach to evaluation and management.
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Malathi Sathiyasekaran (2023) studied this question.
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