Successful treatment of infantile oxysterol 7α-hydroxylase deficiency with oral chenodeoxycholic acid
Abstract Background Deficiency of oxysterol 7α-hydroxylase, encoded by CYP7B1, is associated with fatal infantile progressive intrahepatic cholestasis and hereditary spastic paraplegia type 5. Most reported patients with CYP7B1 mutations presenting with liver disease in infancy have died of liver fa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01749-x |