An Atypical Presentation of Alagille Syndrome

Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2018 Jan-Feb;21(1):79-83. doi: 10.1177/1093526616686902. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

Abstract

Alagille syndrome is a multisystem disorder classically involving the liver, heart, vertebrae, facial features, and the eyes. In this case report, we document a case of Alagille syndrome with an atypical clinical and histopathologic presentation and subsequent identification of a novel JAG1 missense mutation. This case highlights that there may be both atypical clinical and pathologic findings in mutation-proven Alagille syndrome and that the diagnosis of Alagille syndrome should be considered in cases of ongoing bile duct damage in the setting of early-onset jaundice, cholestasis, hepatosplenomegaly, posterior embryotoxon in the eyes, and butterfly vertebrae.

Keywords: Alagille syndrome; CK7; JAG1; cholestasis; jaundice.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alagille Syndrome / complications
  • Alagille Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Alagille Syndrome / genetics
  • Alagille Syndrome / pathology
  • Genetic Markers
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Jagged-1 Protein / genetics
  • Male
  • Mutation, Missense

Substances

  • Genetic Markers
  • JAG1 protein, human
  • Jagged-1 Protein