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A Rare Case of Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis Initially Diagnosed in Middle-age.
Alternative therapies in health and medicine - 1 Dec 2024
Liu Fang, Li Wei, Zhang Ming-Gang, Song Zhen-Mei, Wang Xiao-di, Wang Xiu-Hong, Du Shi-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Background: Repeated episodes of jaundice and pruritus are common in a group of autosomal recessive liver diseases known as benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis. Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (BRIC) is divided into two types, type 1 and type 2, and is caused by mutations in the ATP8B1 and ABCB11 genes. Here, we report a rare case of BRIC type 2 mutation. Case presentation: A 45-year-old Chinese...
Topics
- Humans
- Male
- Cholestasis, Intrahepatic
- Middle Aged
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11
- Recurrence
- Mutation