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. 2023 Oct 27;6(1):100949. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100949

Table 1.

Overview of genes associated with PFIC and their related histological and phenotypic characteristics.[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14].

Protein deficiency Mutated gene Histological characteristics Phenotypic characteristics
FIC15 ATP8B1
  • Canalicular cholestasis

  • Giant cell transformation

  • Ductular paucity

  • Lobular disarray

  • Early infancy

  • Low GGT

  • Jaundice

  • Pruritus

  • Hepatosplenomegaly

  • Hearing loss

  • Diarrhoea

  • Poor growth

BSEP6 ABCB11
  • Canalicular cholestasis

  • Hepatocellular disarray

  • Lobular and portal fibrosis

  • Early infancy

  • Low GGT

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma/cholangiocarcinoma

  • Jaundice

  • Pruritus

  • Hepatomegaly

  • Poor growth

MDR37 ABCB4
  • Portal fibrosis

  • Bile duct proliferation

  • Mild giant cell hepatitis

  • Later in childhood/young adulthood

  • High GGT

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma/cholangiocarcinoma

  • Jaundice

  • Pruritus

  • Hepatosplenomegaly

  • Portal hypertension

  • Reduced bone density

TJP28 TJP2
  • Intracellular cholestasis

  • Giant cell transformation

  • Early infancy

  • Low GGT

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma/cholangiocarcinoma

  • Jaundice

  • Pruritus

  • Rapid progression

FXR9 NR1H4
  • Intralobular cholestasis

  • Hepatocellular ballooning

  • Giant cell transformation

  • Fibrosis

  • Early infancy

  • Normal GGT

  • Rapid progression

  • Vitamin K independent coagulopathy

  • Hyperammonaemia

OSTα-OSTβ10 SLC51A
  • Not reported

  • Early infancy

  • High GGT

  • Diarrhoea

USP5311 USP53
  • Not reported

  • Early infancy/later in childhood

  • Low GGT

  • Pruritus

  • Hypocalcaemia

  • Hearing loss

KIF1212 KIF12
  • Not reported

  • Early infancy/later in childhood

  • High GGT

MYO5B13 MYO5B
  • Hepatocellular cholestasis

  • Portal and lobular fibrosis

  • Giant cell transformation

  • Abnormal BSEP and MDR3 staining

  • Early infancy

  • Low GGT

  • Hepatomegaly

  • Pruritus

  • Diarrhoea

  • Poor growth

  • Microvillus inclusion disease and intestinal failure

LSR14 LSR
  • Not reported

  • Early infancy

  • Low GGT

  • Pruritus

WDR83OS11 WDR83OS
  • Not reported

  • Later in childhood

  • Microcephaly

  • Dysmorphic facies

  • Genital abnormalities

GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase; n.a., not applicable; PFIC, progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.