Response to Letter: If Biliary Atresia Is a Disease Starting In Utero: Should We Treat Ongoing Cytomegalovirus

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Krupa R Mysore et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;70(6):e137-e138.

doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002725.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.

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Biliary Atresia as a Disease Starting In Utero: Implications for Treatment, Diagnosis, and Pathogenesis.
Mysore KR, Shneider BL, Harpavat S. Mysore KR, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct;69(4):396-403. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002450. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019. PMID: 31335837 Free PMC article. Review.
If Biliary Atresia Is a Disease Starting In Utero: Should We Treat Ongoing Cytomegalovirus Infection or Not?
Fischler B. Fischler B. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Jun;70(6):e137. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002674. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020. PMID: 32443054 No abstract available.

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