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progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis 2

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A progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance that has_material_basis_in mutation in the ABCB11 gene on chromosome 2q31.

Signs and symptoms

  • Diarrhea
  • Fat malabsorption
  • Intermittent jaundice
  • Short stature
  • Elevated circulating alkaline phosphatase concentration
  • Cirrhosis
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
  • Failure to thrive
  • Pruritus

Also known as: BSEP deficiency; PFIC2