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Alagille syndrome with a previously undescribed mutation.
Indian pediatrics - 1 Apr 2014
Bhatia Vidyut, Kumar Pawan
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BACKGROUND: Alagille Syndrome is a rare genetic disease characterized by abnormalities of the intrahepatic biliary ducts with cholestasis along with multisystem anomalies. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: An 8-year old child with persisting jaundice, severe itching and failure to thrive. OBSERVATION: Diagnosis of Alagille syndrome was made on the basis of clinical features, typical facies and liver biopsy showing bile duct...
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