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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3, 72–73 (1 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep0392

Branched-chain amino-acid granules: can they improve survival in patients with liver cirrhosis?

Michael Charlton

Muto Y et al. (2005) Effects of branched-chain amino acid granules on event-free survival in patients with liver cirrhosis. Clin J Gastroenterol 3: 705–713 Synopsis Background Nutrition has been shown to influence the survival of patients with decompensated cirrhosis, but the impact of branched-chain amino-acid (BCAA) supplementation on survival has not been assessed.