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. 2006 Feb;55(2):197–204. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.069906

Table 1 Statistics of subjects with inborn errors in bile acid metabolism.

Measurement Subject
A B C D E
Age at diagnosis 13 y 2 mo 2 y 3 mo 3 mo
Age at study 19 y 6 y 6 y 13 y 13 y
Sex M F M M M
Diagnosis 3‐HSD Racemase 3‐HSD 5β reductase 5β reductase
BA therapy CA CA CA UDCA UDCA
ALT on therapy (U/l)* <3 7 21 24 25
ALT off therapy(U/l)* 140 19 61 23 25
GGT on therapy(U/l)* 45 23 29 28 21
GGT off therapy(U/l)* 37 15 24 ND 21

BA, bile acid; 3‐HSD, 3β hydroxy‐C27‐steroid dehydrogenase/isomerase; 5β reductase, Δ4‐3‐oxosteroid 5β reductase; racemase, 2‐methylacyl CoA racemase; CA, cholic acid; UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamma glutamyl transferase; ND, not determined.

*Age matched normal values for Children's Hospital Clinical Laboratory: ALT 10–45 U/l, GGT 11–34 U/l.