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Neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency: severe hepatic dysfunction in an infant requiring liver transplantation.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Nov 2002
Tamamori Akiko, Okano Yoshiyuki, Ozaki Hajime, Fujimoto Akie, Kajiwara Masue, Fukuda Kazuyoshi, Kobayashi Keiko, Saheki Takeyori, Tagami Yasuko, Yamano Tsunekazu
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Adult-onset type 2 citrullinaemia (CTLN2) is caused by a deficiency of the citrin protein encoded by the SLC25A13 gene. Citrin, an aspartate glutamate carrier in mitochondria, is an essential component of the malate-aspartate NADH shuttle. Recently, citrin deficiency has been reported to manifest as neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis. We report here five cases with neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis...
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