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Mysterious child hepatitis continues to vex researchers

US cases of liver inflammation among children have remained flat, but UK cases seem to have risen, leading some to suggest a coronavirus contribution.
  1. Heidi Ledford
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In the months since UK physicians sounded the alarm about mysterious cases of hepatitis that seemed to be striking young children, researchers have been scrambling to determine the cause — and a possible connection to the coronavirus pandemic has been among the leading hypotheses.

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Nature 607, 20-21 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01706-y

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