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