Mutations in the nuclear bile acid receptor FXR cause progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

Neonatal cholestasis is a result of elevated bile acid levels, and is associated with mutations in genes regulating bile acid homeostasis. Here the authors identify mutations in the bile acid sensing farnesoid X receptor in four individuals with neonatal cholestasis from two unrelated families.

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Main Authors: Natalia Gomez-Ospina, Carol J. Potter, Rui Xiao, Kandamurugu Manickam, Mi-Sun Kim, Kang Ho Kim, Benjamin L. Shneider, Jennifer L. Picarsic, Theodora A. Jacobson, Jing Zhang, Weimin He, Pengfei Liu, A. S. Knisely, Milton J. Finegold, Donna M. Muzny, Eric Boerwinkle, James R. Lupski, Sharon E. Plon, Richard A. Gibbs, Christine M. Eng, Yaping Yang, Gabriel C. Washington, Matthew H. Porteus, William E. Berquist, Neeraja Kambham, Ravinder J. Singh, Fan Xia, Gregory M. Enns, David D. Moore
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e73281ebd5d34ed788509187b61992e0
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