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[Classic case of benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (Summerskill-Halshe-Tygstrup syndrome)].
Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983) - 15 Jun 2000
Westermann G, Lügering N, August C, Rahn K H, Kisters K
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BACKGROUND: The benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis is an autosomal recessively inherited liver disease. The gene was mapped to a region on chromosome 18q21-22. Because of its rareness this disease is first considered in the differential diagnosis of cholestasis after many years of extensive investigations. CASE REPORT: We report about a 17-year-old patient, who suffered from intermittent attacks of...
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