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. 2018 Sep 10;10:95–104. doi: 10.2147/HMER.S137209

Table 3.

Clinical features of PFIC subtypes

PFIC type 1 PFIC type 2 PFIC type 3
Age of onset Early infancy Early infancy Later in childhood or young adulthood
Extrahepaticmanifestations Watery diarrhea
Pancreatitis
Sensorineural hearing loss
Uncommon None
Pruritus Severe Very severe Moderate
Cholesterol stone formation Absent Increased Increased
Progression of PFIC subtypes Liver cirrhosis and rapid progression to ESLD
Patients do not have increased risk for development of liver tumors.
Progression even more quickly to end-stage liver disease, require liver transplantation during the first decade of life.
Risk of development of liver tumors are high.
Insidious
Risk of development of liver tumors are mildly increased.

Abbreviations: ESLD, end-stage liver disease; PFIC, progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.