Case Report
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World J Hepatol. Feb 27, 2020; 12(2): 64-71
Published online Feb 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i2.64
Nonsense variant of ATP8B1 gene in heterozygosis and benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis: A case report and review of literature
Mariano Piazzolla, Nicola Castellaneta, Antonio Novelli, Emanuele Agolini, Dario Cocciadiferro, Leonardo Resta, Loren Duda, Michele Barone, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo
Mariano Piazzolla, Nicola Castellaneta, Michele Barone, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari 70124, Italy
Antonio Novelli, Emanuele Agolini, Dario Cocciadiferro, Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome 00165, Italy
Leonardo Resta, Loren Duda, Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari 70124, Italy
Author contributions: Di Leo A, Barone M and Ierardi E designed the research; Piazzolla M and Castellaneta N followed up the patient both during hospitalization and outpatient visits; Novelli A, Agolini E and Cocciadiferro D performed genetic analysis; Resta L and Duda L performed histological examination; Piazzolla M and Ierardi E wrote the paper; all authors critically revised the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Enzo Ierardi, MD, Academic Fellow, Associate Professor, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy. e.ierardi@virgilio.it
Received: November 14, 2019
Peer-review started: November 14, 2019
First decision: December 12, 2019
Revised: December 19, 2019
Accepted: January 1, 2020
Article in press: January 1, 2020
Published online: February 27, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis is a rare genetic disorder characterized by recurrent jaundice due to the mutation of the ATP8B1/ABCB11 genes encoding for hepato-canalicular transporters. The original finding, which characterizes the case we observed, is the association of a novel nonsense variant of ATP8B1 gene (c.1558A>T) in a heterozygous condition with hepato-canalicular transporter protein deficiency. Indeed, the disorder has been described until now as an autosomal recessive one, whereas, in this case, the patient expressed the disease despite having only one mutated allele of ATP8B1 gene.