Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
PFIC
Pronunciation
/prəˈɡrɛsɪv ˈfæmɪliəl ˌɪntrəhɪˈætɪk kəˈlestəsɪs/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. The clinical course in most cases is benign, with relatively few cases develop progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis ( PFIC ) and have a bad prognosis.
  2. Expression and localization of hepatobiliary transport proteins in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis
  3. Evaluation of risk for atherosclerosis in Alagille syndrome and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis : Two congenital cholestatic diseases with different lipoprotein metabolisms
  4. Progressive familial intrahepatic choleatasia ( PFIC ) is an autosomal recessive inherited children liver cholestasis characterized by severe jaundice and pruritus.

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