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Haff disease causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The etiology of Haff disease remains unclear and further investigations are required.
Causes
Causes
The etiology of Haff disease remains unknown. Further investigations and studies are required to determine whether cooked seafood contains an unknown heat-stable, tissue specific toxin that causes rhabdomyolysis, or if the cooked seafood activates a particular signaling pathway which is responsible for inducing rhabdomyolysis.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Pei P, Li XY, Lu SS, Liu Z, Wang R, Lu XC; et al. (2019). “The Emergence, Epidemiology, and Etiology of Haff Disease”. Biomed Environ Sci. 32 (10): 769–778. doi:10.3967/bes2019.096. PMID 31843046.
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