Byler Disease: A rare inherited conditions where bile is unable to drain from the liver where it builds up and causes progressive liver damage. The conditions has an early onset and usually leads to end-stage liver disease by the end of the second decade. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Byler Disease is available below.
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Prognosis for Byler Disease: Without a liver transplant, death can occur in the first two decades of life as a result of liver cancer or liver failure.
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