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Cholestasis Familiaris Groelandica: an epidemiological, clinical and genetic study
1 Sept 2004
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OBJECTIVES: Accumulation of Cholestasis Familiaris Groenlandica (CFG) or progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 (PFIC1) occurs in indigenous Inuit families in Greenland. It is an autosomal recessive inherited liver disease. From early childhood the children suffer from failure to thrive, jaundice, pruritus and enlarged liver. Affected persons generally die very young. STUDY DESIGN: Patients'...
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