EPISODE · Aug 23, 2023 · 14 MIN
Liver: Diseases
from Patient Empowerment Program: A Rare Disease Podcast
Liver disease is a broad term encompassing a range of conditions that affect the liver's structure and function. The liver is extremely important as it wears many different hats when it comes to your body functioning properly like controlling metabolism, storing and breaking down nutrients for use, detoxification and more! No wonder there are many diseases associated with liver disfunction including various genetic ones. Get ready to explore... you guessed it, various diseases of the liver! On this episode we discuss: Controlling inflammatory processes Liver failure Genetic disease pathways Drug metabolism Fatty liver Blood tests signal liver disfunction
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Liver disease is a broad term encompassing a range of conditions that affect the liver's structure and function. The liver is extremely important as it wears many different hats when it comes to your body functioning properly like controlling metabolism, storing and breaking down nutrients for use, detoxification and more! No wonder there are many diseases associated with liver disfunction including various genetic ones. Get ready to explore... you guessed it, various diseases of the liver! On this episode we discuss:Controlling inflammatory processesLiver failureGenetic disease pathwaysDrug metabolismFatty liverBlood tests signal liver disfunction
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