Unrecognized acetaminophen toxicity as a
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Niraj Khandelwal; Laura P. James; Corron Sanders; Anne M. Larson; William M. Lee
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Despite extensive investigations, the cause of liver injury in 14% of patients with acute liver failure remains unknown (indeterminate). In a pilot study using a novel assay, highly specific acetaminophen-cysteine adducts were detected in 7 of 36 indeterminate patients (19%). To extend these observa