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Characterization of urinary bile acids in a pediatric BRIC-1 patient: effect of rifampicin treatment.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 16 Aug 2012
Mizuochi Tatsuki, Kimura Akihiko, Tanaka Atsushi, Muto Akina, Nittono Hiroshi, Seki Yoshitaka, Takahashi Tomoyuki, Kurosawa Takao, Kage Masayoshi, Takikawa Hajime, Matsuishi Toyojiro
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BACKGROUND: Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 (BRIC-1), a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of jaundice and pruritus, is caused by mutations in the ATP8B1 gene. Rifampicin has been reported to be an effective treatment of jaundice and pruritus in patients with BRIC. Proposed mechanisms of effect for rifampicin include enhancement of multidrug-resistance protein 2...
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