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Claudin-1 gene mutations in neonatal sclerosing cholangitis associated with ichthyosis: a tight junction disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2004
Hadj-Rabia Smail, Baala Lekbir, Vabres Pierre, Hamel-Teillac Dominique, Jacquemin Emmanuel, Fabre Monique, Lyonnet Stanislas, De Prost Yves, Munnich Arnold, Hadchouel Michelle, Smahi Asma
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Most human and animal cholestatic disorders are associated with changes in hepatocyte cytoskeleton and tight junctions (TJs). These changes are usually secondary and nonspecific phenomena, both in intra- and extrahepatic cholestasis. Recently, missense mutations in TJ protein 2 (ZO-2) have been identified in patients with familial hypercholanemia. In the liver, TJs separate bile flow from...
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