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Cirrhosis Causes

Cirrhosis Causes

The most common cause of cirrhosis is alcohol abuse. Other causes of cirrhosis include the following:

  • Hepatitis and other viruses
  • Use of certain drugs
  • Chemical exposure
  • Bile duct obstruction
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Obstruction of outflow of blood from the liver (such as Budd-Chiari syndrome)
  • Heart and blood vessel disturbances
  • Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
  • High blood galactose levels
  • High blood tyrosine levels at birth
  • Glycogen storage disease
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Diabetes
  • Malnutrition
  • Hereditary accumulation of too much copper (Wilson's disease or iron hemochromatosis) 

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Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

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