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Description of two new ABCB11 mutations responsible for type 2 benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis in a French-Canadian family.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie - 1 Jun 2011
Beauséjour Yannick, Alvarez Fernando, Beaulieu Martin, Bilodeau Marc
Abstract excerpt
Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis is a rare clinical entity that is caused by mutations in the canalicular transport genes. The present report describes two individuals from the same family whose symptoms were typical of the clinical characteristics of type 2 benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis. Sequencing of the ABCB11 gene revealed two previously unreported mutations that predict the absence of...
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