Article
Clinical characteristics and VPS33B mutations in patients with ARC syndrome.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Mar 2009
Jang Joo Young, Kim Kyung Mo, Kim Gu-Hwan, Yu Eunsil, Lee Jin-Joo, Park Young Seo, Yoo Han-Wook
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: ARC (arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction, and cholestasis) syndrome is a rare, fatal cause of neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis without known treatment modalities and has recently been ascribed to a mutation in the VPS33B gene. We assessed the clinical characteristics and investigated the VPS33B mutations in Korean patients with ARC syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 6...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Arthrogryposis
- Biliary Atresia
- Cholestasis
- Failure to Thrive
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Humans
- Ichthyosis
- Incidence
- Infant
