Plectin is a cytoskeletal linker of intermediate filaments, encoded by the PLEC gene. Recently, plectin mutations have been identified in a pair of siblings with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. Here, we reported two unrelated infants with plectinopathy causing cholestatic jaundice with novel variants in the PLEC gene. Trio exome sequencing identified compound heterozygous variants in the PLEC gene for each patient: c.71-11768C>T and c.4331G>T (p.Arg1444Leu) in Patient 1, and c.592C>T (p.Arg198Trp) and c.4322G>A (p.Arg1441His) in Patient 2. Immunofluorescence staining of liver samples from both patients revealed scattered signals of plectin in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes and reduced colocalization of plectin and cytokeratin 8. This study not only underscores the involvement of plectin in cholestasis but also highlights the utility of exome sequencing as a powerful diagnostic tool in identifying genetic underpinnings of infantile cholestasis.
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