Conditions / Genetic

familial hypercholanemia 2

info ยท Genetic

A steroid inherited metabolic disorder characterized by persistently increased plasma levels of conjugated bile salts apparent from infancy that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLC10A1 gene on chromosome 14q24.

Signs and symptoms

  • Decreased circulating vitamin D concentration
  • Increased serum bile acid concentration
  • Prolonged neonatal jaundice
  • Osteopenia
  • Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia