[Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Alagille syndrome].

Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi

Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China.

Published: November 2014

Alagille syndrome (ALGS), also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia, is an autosomal dominant disease with multisystem involvement. In this disease, the Notch signalling pathway is impaired due to mutation in JAG1 (ALGS type 1) or NOTCH2 (ALGS type 2) gene, affecting multiple organs or systems such as liver, heart, eyes, vertebrate and face. The main clinical features of ALGS include chronic cholestasis, congenital heart disease, mild vertebral segmentation abnormalities, characteristic face, postcorneal embryotoxon and poor kidney development. This article reviews the recent advances in the pathogenesis, clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome.

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