A neonate is being investigated for jaundice. A liver biopsy shows features of a "Giant Cell/Neonatal hepatitis". Which one of the following conditions usually results in this case –

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C. Alpha–1–antitrypsin deficiency. Other conditions which also presents with similar clinical and histological features (i.e., with giant cells)
a)   ai antitrypsin deficiency 
b) Alagille syndrome                   
c) Niemann - Pick type C disease (NPC).
d)   Viral infections                         
e) Byler disease                    
f) Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC).

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A. Congenital hepatic fibrosis

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B. Hemochromatosis

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D. Glycogen storage disease Type 1

A neonate is being investigated for jaundice. A liver biopsy shows features of a "Giant Cell/Neonatal hepatitis". Which one of the following conditions usually results in this case –

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A neonate is being investigated for jaundice. A liver biopsy shows features of a "Giant Cell/Neonatal hepatitis". Which one of the following conditions usually results in this case –

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