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What is Bile Acid Synthesis Defect?

April 26, 2017acid bile defect synthesis

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What is Bile Acid Synthesis Defect?

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Bile acid synthesis defect prevents the body from making bile acid which results in progressive liver disease. The defect is a deficiency of a particular enzyme (cholestasis with delta(4)-3-oxosteroid 5-beta-reductase) needed to make bile acid.