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Novel large-scale deletion (whole exon 7) in the ABCC2 gene in a patient with the Dubin-Johnson syndrome.
Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics - 1 Jan 2009
Kanda Daisuke, Takagi Hitoshi, Kawahara Yasutsugu, Yata Yutaka, Takakusagi Tomofumi, Hatanaka Takeshi, Yoshinaga Teruo, Iesaki Keigo, Kashiwabara Kenji, Higuchi Tsugio, Mori Masatomo, Hirota Takeshi, Higuchi Shun, Ieiri Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
The Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS) is an inherited liver disorder characterized by conjugated hyperbilirubinemia and caused by ABCC2 gene mutations resulting in deficiency of multidrug resistance associated-protein 2 (MRP2) function. A 76-year-old woman with serious jaundice was referred to our hospital. She was clinically diagnosed with DJS with hepatic congestion, due to constrictive pericarditis. We analyzed all...
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