
Heterozygous defects in genes implicated in Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis have been described in milder forms of cholestatic diseases. Our aim is to describe clinical, laboratory and imaging characteristics as well as treatment and outcome of a cohort of pediatric patients with heterozygous mutations in ATP8B1, ABCB11 or ABCB4.We present a retrospective descriptive study including pediatric patients with at least one heterozygosis defect in ATP8B1, ABCB11 or ABCB4 diagnosed after a cholestatic episode. Clinical, diagnostic and outcome data were collected including gene analysis (panel of PFIC NextGeneDx®).7 patients showed a heterozygous mutation: 3 patients in ABCB4, 1 in ABCB11, 2 in ABCB4 and ABCB11 and 1 in ATP8B1. The median onset age was 5.5 years with a median time of follow-up of 6 years. The initial presentation was pruritus followed by asymptomatic hypertransaminasemia and persistent cholestasis. Two patients had family history of gallbladder stones and mild hepatitis. All showed elevated transaminases and bile acids, high gamma glutamyl-transferase (GGT) in 3 and conjugated bilirubin in 2 patients. Liver biopsy showed inflammatory infiltrate or mild fibrosis with normal immunohistochemistry. All patients were treated with ursodeoxycholic acid, two patients requiring the addition of resincholestyramine. During follow-up, 3 patients suffered limited relapses of pruritus. No disease progression was observed.Heterozygous mutations in genes coding proteins of the hepatocellular transport system can cause cholestatic diseases with great phenotypic variability. The presence of repeated episodes of hypertransaminasemia or cholestasis after a trigger should force us to rule out the presence of these heterozygous mutations in genes involved in CIFP.
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Cholestasis, Intrahepatic, Bile Acids and Salts, ATP8B1, Humans, Child, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11, Transaminases, Retrospective Studies, Intrahepatic, Adenosine Triphosphatases, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis, Cholestasis, Pruritus, Ursodeoxycholic Acid, FIC1, Bilirubin, ABCB11, ABCB4, Colestasis intrahepática progresiva familiar, gamma-Glutamyltransferase, BSEP, Child, Preschool, Mutation, MDR3, Progressive Familial
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Cholestasis, Intrahepatic, Bile Acids and Salts, ATP8B1, Humans, Child, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11, Transaminases, Retrospective Studies, Intrahepatic, Adenosine Triphosphatases, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis, Cholestasis, Pruritus, Ursodeoxycholic Acid, FIC1, Bilirubin, ABCB11, ABCB4, Colestasis intrahepática progresiva familiar, gamma-Glutamyltransferase, BSEP, Child, Preschool, Mutation, MDR3, Progressive Familial
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