| Literature DB >> 17452236 |
A O Scheimann1, S S Strautnieks, A S Knisely, J A Byrne, R J Thompson, M J Finegold.
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Fatal peripheral cholangiocarcinoma developed in 2 girls with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, ABCB11 mutations, and absent bile salt export pump (BSEP) expression. BSEP deficiency may cause cholangiocarcinoma through bile-composition shifts or bile-acid damage within cells capable of hepatocytic/cholangiocytic differentiation. This observation suggests the need for hepatobiliary-malignancy surveillance and early consideration for liver transplantation.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17452236 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.02.030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406