Aim Of The Study: We aimed to evaluate the association of microRNA-499 rs3746444 polymorphism and biliary atresia (BA) risk and its correlation with clinic-pathologic features of BA.
Material And Methods: This study was performed on 300 Egyptian children (100 BA cases, 100 cases with cholestatic liver diseases other than BA and 100 healthy controls). Routine laboratory investigations, clinical examination and abdominal ultrasound were done.