Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributing Authors
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- SECTION I PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC LIVER DISEASE
- SECTION II CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISEASES
- 9 Approach to the Infant with Cholestasis
- 10 Medical and Nutritional Management of Cholestasis in Infants and Children
- 11 Neonatal Hepatitis and Congenital Infections
- 12 Biliary Atresia and Other Disorders of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts
- 13 Neonatal Jaundice and Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism
- 14 Familial Hepatocellular Cholestasis
- 15 Alagille Syndrome
- 16 Diseases of the Gallbladder in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
- SECTION III HEPATITIS AND IMMUNE DISORDERS
- SECTION IV METABOLIC LIVER DISEASE
- SECTION V OTHER CONDITIONS AND ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGY
- Index
- Plate section
- References
14 - Familial Hepatocellular Cholestasis
from SECTION II - CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISEASES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributing Authors
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- SECTION I PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC LIVER DISEASE
- SECTION II CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISEASES
- 9 Approach to the Infant with Cholestasis
- 10 Medical and Nutritional Management of Cholestasis in Infants and Children
- 11 Neonatal Hepatitis and Congenital Infections
- 12 Biliary Atresia and Other Disorders of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts
- 13 Neonatal Jaundice and Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism
- 14 Familial Hepatocellular Cholestasis
- 15 Alagille Syndrome
- 16 Diseases of the Gallbladder in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
- SECTION III HEPATITIS AND IMMUNE DISORDERS
- SECTION IV METABOLIC LIVER DISEASE
- SECTION V OTHER CONDITIONS AND ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGY
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
Inherited cholestasis of hepatocellular origin has long been described in the neonate or during the first year of life [1]. Many of these infants were categorized as having idiopathic neonatal hepatitis after biliary atresia, metabolic diseases, and congenital infections were excluded [2, 3]. The prognosis in familial cases was poor compared with sporadic cases that sometimes had an identifiable etiology. As the clinical and genotypic heterogeneity of these inherited disorders has become apparent, it is now recognized that patients may present initially and progress to end-stage liver disease at ages ranging from infancy to adulthood [4]. There may be significant overlap in clinical features such as intense pruritus and a low serum concentration of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γGT). The histopathology, immunohistochemical staining, and hepatic ultrastructure may provide additional diagnostic clues as to the underlying defect. However, the identification of the genes responsible for several of these disorders now allows a specific diagnosis in many cases, may suggest therapy with varying success based on the genotype of the patient, and has advanced our understanding of molecular mechanisms of bile secretion and acquired cholestasis. It is not surprising that, so far, mutations in three genes encoding adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent transport proteins localized to the canalicular membrane that result in progressive cholestasis and liver injury have been discovered. The features of these disorders are compared in Table 14.1. Other genes encoding proteins involved in membrane transport, vesicular trafficking, and integrity of the cell junction may also be mutated in some patients.
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- Liver Disease in Children , pp. 310 - 325Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007
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