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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 251-257Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.181
Keywords
Alagille syndrome; arteriohepatic dysplasia; JAG1 gene; NOTCH2 gene; 20p12 deletion
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Alagille syndrome (ALGS), also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia, is a multisystem disorder due to defects in components of the Notch signalling pathway, most commonly due to mutation in JAG1 (ALGS type 1), but in a small proportion of cases mutation in NOTCH2 (ALGS type 2). The main clinical and pathological features are chronic cholestasis due to paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts, peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, minor vertebral segmentation anomalies, characteristic facies, posterior embryotoxon/anterior segment abnormalities, pigmentary retinopathy, and dysplastic kidneys. It follows autosomal dominant inheritance, but reduced penetrance and variable expression are common in this disorder, and somatic/germline mosaicism may also be relatively frequent. This review discusses the clinical features of ALGS, including long-term complications, the clinical and molecular diagnosis, and management.
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