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Novel PLEC variants associated with infantile cholestasis.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2024
Kor-Anantakul Phawin, Chen Huey-Ling, Chen Ya-Hui, Ittiwut Chupong, Ittiwut Rungnapa, Chaijitraruch Nataruks, Suphapeetiporn Kanya, Chongsrisawat Voranush
Abstract excerpt
Plectin is a cytoskeletal linker of intermediate filaments, encoded by the PLEC gene. Recently, plectin mutations have been identified in a pair of siblings with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. Here, we reported two unrelated infants with plectinopathy causing cholestatic jaundice with novel variants in the PLEC gene. Trio exome sequencing identified compound heterozygous variants in the PLEC gene...
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