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. 2020 Feb 7;26(5):550–561. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i5.550

Table 3.

Literature review of findings of genetically verified tight junction protein 2 variants

Ref. TJP2 gene Age Liver enzymes Bile acids Fibrosis Pruritus ICP HCC Liver failure TJP2 mutation TJP2/Included
Vitale et al[2] Heterozygous 37-51 yr Elevated Elevated Normal FibroScan 1 with obvious symptoms 1 with DIC and ICP NK NK p.[T62M]; [=]p.[I875T]; [=] 10/48
Sambrotta et al[6] 12 children Homozyg-ous 1-3 mo Low or normal Elevated Cirrhosis and portal hypertension age 4 and 7 No No Not described 9 liver transplantations c.766_769delGCCT, c.885delC 12/12
1.5-4 years age c.782delA, c.1361delC, c.1992-2A>G, c.953-735_2356-249del
1 died 13 months c.3408-?_3573+?del and c.1894C>T
Wang et al[10] 21-68 yr NK NK NK NK NK NK NK c.2081G>A(p.G694E) 8/21 Hearing loss
Dixon et al[11] Heterozygous NK Elevated Elevated NK Yes All confirmed ICP NK NK p.Thr62Met; p.Thr626Ser 3/26
1 stillbirth c.1877C > G. p.Thr626Aer
Ge et al[14] Compound Heterozygous 23 mo Elevated Elevated NK Alleviated after treatment - NK NK c.2448 + 1G > C 1/1
c.2639delC (p.T880Sfs*12)
Zhou et al[15] Compound Heterozygous 26 mo Elevated NK Both with cirrhosis NK No Yes Yes 2668-1G>T /c.2438dupT (p.Asn814Glnfs 2/2
Homozyg-ous 6 mo Elevated Yes, age 2 years NK c.817delG (p.A273fs
Vij et al[16] Homozyg-ous 7 yr Normal Elevated Cirrhotic explant liver and high-grade dysplastic nodule Yes No Yes, early well- differentiated No c.(2659+1_2660-1)/(2760+1_2761-1) 1/1
Shagrani et al[17] Heterozygous 0-12 yr Elevated Normal 1 with congenital hepatic fibrosis No No No NK c.2038delA:p.R680fs 12/37
Homozyg-ous But 4 patients required liver transplantation c.1012C>T:p.R338X
c.1012C>T:p.R338X
c.1013delG:p.R338fs
c.1190C>T:p.P397L
c.1373delC:p.A458fs
c.1373delC:p.A458fs
Chen et al[18] Heterozygous > 1 yr NK Elevated but no detailed data NK No No No NK c.2174G>A, 4/33
c.343A>G/c.1377T>G
c.343A>G/c.1377T>G
c.925C>T
Carlton et al[19] Homozyg-ous 1-8 yr Almost normal Almost normal or NK NK Yes NK NK NK 143C/143C 11 individuals with familial hypercholanemia in 8 families