Characteristics of Liver Disease in 100 Individuals With Joubert Syndrome Prospectively Evaluated at a Single Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Joubert Syndrome (JS) is a rare, inherited, ciliopathy defined by cerebellar and brainstem malformations and is variably associated with liver, kidney, and ocular dysfunction. This study characterizes the hepatic findings in JS and identifies factors associated with probable portal hypertension.

Methods

Hundred individuals with JS were prospectively evaluated at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Laboratory tests, imaging, and DNA sequencing were performed. Patients were stratified based on the spleen length/patient height ratio as a marker of splenomegaly, used as a surrogate for probable portal hypertension.

Results

Forty-three patients (43%) had liver involvement based on elevated liver enzymes and/or liver hyperechogenicity and/

SUBMITTER: Strongin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5825259 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature