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Genetics and Molecular Modeling of New Mutations of Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis in a Single Italian Center.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Giovannoni Isabella, Callea Francesco, Bellacchio Emanuele, Torre Giuliano, De Ville De Goyet Jean, Francalanci Paola
Abstract excerpt
Familial intrahepatic cholestases (FICs) are a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive disorders of childhood that disrupt bile formation and present with cholestasis of hepatocellular origin. Three distinct forms are described: FIC1 and FIC2, associated with low/normal GGT level in serum, which are caused by impaired bile salt secretion due to defects in ATP8B1 encoding the FIC1 protein and defects in ABCB11...
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