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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Biopsy of the Liver - Liver Biopsy

Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

Abnormalities on a liver biopsy can identify several disorders, including:

alcoholic liver disease

cancer of the liver

cirrhosis, which is a chronic disease causing scarring of the liver

hemochromatosis, which causes a buildup of iron in the liver

hepatitis

tuberculosis, an infection that usually begins in the lungs

Wilson disease, in which copper builds up in the liver

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