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Spectrum of genomic variations in Indian patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.
BMC gastroenterology - 4 Jul 2018
Sharma Anjali, Poddar Ujjal, Agnihotry Shikha, Phadke Shubha R, Yachha Surender K, Aggarwal Rakesh
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BACKGROUND: Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is caused by variations in ATP8B1, ABCB11 or ABCB4 genes. Data on genetic variations in Indian patients with PFIC are lacking. METHODS: Coding and splice regions of the three genes were sequenced in unrelated Indian children with PFIC phenotype. The variations identified were looked for in parents, 30 healthy persons and several variation databases,...
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