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. 2020 Aug 5;20(1):369.
doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02260-0.

Mutation spectrum and biochemical features in infants with neonatal Dubin-Johnson syndrome

Kwang Yeon Kim  1 , Tae Hyeong Kim  1 , Moon-Woo Seong  2 , Sung Sup Park  2 , Jin Soo Moon  1 , Jae Sung Ko  3
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Mutation spectrum and biochemical features in infants with neonatal Dubin-Johnson syndrome

Kwang Yeon Kim et al. BMC Pediatr. .

Abstract

Background: Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS) is an autosomal recessive disorder presenting as isolated direct hyperbilirubinemia.DJS is rarely diagnosed in the neonatal period. The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical features of neonatal DJS and to analyze the genetic mutation of adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily C member 2 (ABCC2).

Methods: From 2013 to 2018, 135 infants with neonatal cholestasis at Seoul National University Hospital were enrolled. Genetic analysis was performed by neonatal cholestasis gene panel. To clarify the characteristics of neonatal DJS, the clinical and laboratory results of 6 DJS infants and 129 infants with neonatal cholestasis from other causes were compared.

Results: A total of 8 different ABCC2 variants were identified among the 12 alleles of DJS. The most common variant was p.Arg768Trp (33.4%), followed by p.Arg100Ter (16.8%). Three novel variants were identified (p.Gly693Glu, p.Thr394Arg, and p.Asn718Ser). Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels were significantly lower in infants with DJS than in infants with neonatal cholestasis from other causes. Direct bilirubin and total bilirubin were significantly higher in the infants with DJS.

Conclusions: We found three novel variants in 6 Korean infants with DJS. When AST and ALT levels are normal in infants with neonatal cholestasis, genetic analysis of ABCC2 permits an accurate diagnosis.

Keywords: ABCC2; Alanine transaminase; Aspartate transaminase; Dubin-Johnson syndrome; Neonatal cholestasis.

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