Features of Alagille syndrome in 92 patients: Frequency and relation to prognosis
Features of Alagille syndrome in 92 patients: Frequency and relation to prognosis
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DOI:
10.1002/hep.510290331
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发表时间:
1999-03-01
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影响因子:
13.5
通讯作者:
Piccoli, DA
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作者:
Emerick, KM;Rand, EB;Piccoli, DA
We have studied 92 patients with Alagille syndrome (AGS) to determine the frequency of clinical manifestations and to correlate the clinical findings with outcome. Liver biopsy specimens showed paucity of the interlobular ducts in 85% of patients. Cholestasis was seen in 96%, cardiac murmur in 97%, butterfly vertebrae in 51%, posterior embryotoxon in 78%, and characteristic facies in 96% of patients. Renal disease was present in 40% and intracranial bleeding or stroke occurred in 14% of patients. The presence of intracardiac congenital heart disease was the only clinical feature statistically associated with increased mortality (P