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KIF12 Variants and Disturbed Hepatocyte Polarity in Children with a Phenotypic Spectrum of Cholestatic Liver Disease.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2022
Stalke Amelie, Sgodda Malte, Cantz Tobias, Skawran Britta, Lainka Elke, Hartleben Björn, Baumann Ulrich, Pfister Eva-Doreen
Abstract excerpt
KIF12 has been identified as a cholestasis-associated candidate gene. We describe 6 cases from 4 unrelated families with diverse cholestatic phenotypes carrying 2 different homozygous KIF12 truncating variants. Immunofluorescence investigations of paraffin-embedded liver sections suggest that KIF12-associated impaired functional cell polarity may be the underlying cause.
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