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Biliary atresia
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Absence, blockage, or narrowing of bile ducts in the liver at birth
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Biliary atresia, also known as extrahepatic ductopenia and progressive obliterative cholangiopathy, is a childhood disease of the liver in which one or more bile ducts are abnormally narrow, blocked, or absent. It can be congenital or acquired. Biliary atresia is the most common reason for pediatric liver transplantation in the United States....

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developmental defect during embryogenesis
designated intractable/rare disease
class of disease
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Disease
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