@article{SCI16404,
author = {Terek W. Wehbe and Nassim H. Abi Chahine and Abdul-Rahman A. Annous and Mohammad A. Ferri and Robert C. Boulous and Majid F. El-Mestrah},
title = {A case report of congenital glycogen storage liver cirrhosis treated with bone marrow derived stem cells},
journal = {Stem Cell Investigation},
volume = {4},
number = {9},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Liver cirrhosis represents a state of end-stage failure that is usually fatal. The condition results in liver dysfunction, recurrent ascites, encephalopathy, renal failure, splenomegaly, bleeding, and a poor quality of life in general. With the current severe shortage of donated organs, the only available treatment in the developing countries remains palliative care. We report a case of congenital metabolic liver cirrhosis due to glycogen storage disease diagnosed at age eight. The patient, a male, received bone marrow derived mononuclear cells (BMMC) at age 16 and again at age 17 with significant improvement of his biochemical liver function tests, ascites build-up, asthenia, splenomegaly and quality of life. Furthermore, liver biopsies showed clear reduction of the inflammation and fibrosis from Ishak score dropped from 3 to 1 paralleling the symptomatic improvement of the patient.},
issn = {2313-0792}, url = {https://sci.amegroups.org/article/view/16404}
}