[689] DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND LIVER DISEASE SEVERITY EFFECTS

Conclusion:We describe a new familial syndrome of noncirrhotic portal hypertension related to a congenital abnormal portal anatomy.This syndrome is charactenzed by noncirrhotic portal hypertension, absence of intrahepatic portal venules or fibrosis on liver biopsy, and abnormal extrahepatic portal venous anatomy on imaging Severe pulmonary hypertension may also be associated with this syndrome 16881