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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2026; 18(1): 113485
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i1.113485
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i1.113485
Table 6 Phenotypic, genetic and laboratory characteristics of various pediatric studies with biallelic ABCB4 mutation
| Ref. | Year/country | Number of patients | Median age at onset of symptoms (months) | Median Age at presentation (years) | Pruritus (%) | Jaundice (%) | Hepatomegaly (%) | Splenomegaly (%) | Variants with missense mutation (%) | Laboratory parameters | |||
| Gamma-glutamyltransferase (IU/L) | Alanine aminotransferse (IU/L) | Aspartate aminotransferse (IU/L) | Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | ||||||||||
| Schatz et al[12] | 2018/Germany | 26 | 5 | 4.8 | 100 | 61.5 | 84.6 | 96.1 | 77.1 | 320 | 212 | ||
| Chen et al[13] | 2022/China | 13 | 36 | - | 30.7 | 53.8 | 100 | 77 | 61.5 | 197 | 130 | 1.1 | |
| Al-Hussaini et al[14] | 2021/Saudi Arabia | 25 | 10 | 2 | 92 | 12 | 80 | - | 81.4 | 202 | 149 | 1.27 | |
| Gonzales et al[15] | 2023/France | 38 | 11 | 3.3 | 79 | 29 | 82 | 68 | 71 | 150 | - | 0.73 | |
| Index study | 2025/India | 16 | 54 | 5 | 68.8 | 68.8 | 100 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 171 | 120.5 | 198 | 2.58 |
- Citation: Thunga C, Mitra S, Babbar A, Lal R, Pal A, Kakkar N, Lal SB. Clinical spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlation of ABCB4 mutations in children: Insights from a North Indian cohort. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(1): 113485
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v18/i1/113485.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v18.i1.113485