Article
Recurrent familial intrahepatic cholestasis in the Faeroe Islands. Phenotypic heterogeneity but genetic homogeneity.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 1999
Tygstrup N, Steig B A, Juijn J A, Bull L N, Houwen R H
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent familial intrahepatic cholestasis is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by episodes of severe pruritus and jaundice lasting for weeks to months without extrahepatic bile duct obstruction. Symptom-free intervals may last for months to years, and chronic liver damage does not d...
Topics
- Adenosine Triphosphatases
- Adult
- Aging
- Cholestasis, Intrahepatic
- Denmark
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Recurrence
