Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and outcome in patients with TJP2 mutation
Ref.
|
n
|
Age at onset of symptoms
|
Symptoms
|
Other symptoms
|
Treatment
|
Liver transplant
|
Outcome
|
Sambrotta et al[5] | 12 | 1 wk-3 mo | NC-12/12 | Chronic respiratory disease-1, recurrent unexplained hematoma-1 | UDCA, PEBD-2 | 9/12 cases at the age of 1.5-10 yr | Post-transplant-9 (doing well, no disease recurrence); Stable liver disease with PHT-2; Mortality-1 at 13 mo age |
Zhang et al[22] | 7 (M = 6, F = 1) | 3 d-2 mo | NC-6/7, pruritus at 7 mo-1/7 | Gallstones 2/7 | Response to UDCA, cholestyramine | None | Resolved cholestasis (n = 6) over 7-26 mo; Persisting icterus-1 |
Ge et al[46] | 1 (F) | 6mo | Jaundice, pruritus, FTT | - | Responded to medical treatment | None | Resolved cholestasis |
Mirza et al[47] | 1 (M) | 4 yr | Jaundice, pruritus | - | Medical treatment | None | Cirrhosis, PHT with variceal bleed at 15 yr |
Wei et al[24] | Index case (M) with multiple affected family members1 | 19 yr | Cirrhosis, PHT with variceal bleed, HCC at 22 yr | - | Medical treatment including EVL | 23 yr | Well in post-transplant period |
Variable severity of liver disease: Cholestatic liver disease requiring transplant, cholestatic liver disease and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in other affected members.
EVL: Endoscopic variceal ligation; F: Female; FTT: Failure to thrive; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; M: Male; NC: Neonatal cholestasis; PEBD: Partial external biliary diversion; PHT: Portal hypertension; UDCA: Ursodeoxycholic acid.