Familial biliary atresia in three siblings including twins

We report a North American Indian family of five children in which dizygotic twin sisters and a third sibling had biliary atresia. This is in contrast to many reports of discordant biliary atresia in twins. Added to 29 previously documented cases of familial biliary atresia, these three cases suppor...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 26; no. 11; pp. 1331 - 1333
Main Authors Smith, B.M., Laberge, J.-M., Schreiber, R., Weber, A.M., Blanchard, H.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.11.1991
Elsevier
Subjects
Biliary Atresia - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases in Twins - genetics
Family
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Indians, North American - genetics
Infant, Newborn
Medical sciences
Quebec
Twins, Dizygotic - genetics
Quebec
familial
Biliary atresia
Human
Biliary tract
Family study
Etiopathogenesis
Atresia
Digestive diseases
Review
Child
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Summary:We report a North American Indian family of five children in which dizygotic twin sisters and a third sibling had biliary atresia. This is in contrast to many reports of discordant biliary atresia in twins. Added to 29 previously documented cases of familial biliary atresia, these three cases support the theory that both genetic and acquired factors play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/0022-3468(91)90613-X