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Dubin-Johnson syndrome(DJS)

MedGen UID:
7181
Concept ID:
C0022350
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: DJS; Hyperbilirubinemia type 2; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, DUBIN-JOHNSON TYPE; Jaundice, Chronic Idiopathic
SNOMED CT: Sprinz Nelson syndrome (44553005); Hyperbilirubinemia II (44553005); DJS - Dubin-Johnson syndrome (44553005); Dubin-Johnson syndrome (44553005); Black liver-jaundice syndrome (44553005); Chronic idiopathic jaundice with pigmented liver (44553005); Dubin-Sprinz syndrome (44553005); Icterus-hepatic pigmentation syndrome (44553005)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal recessive inheritance
MedGen UID:
141025
Concept ID:
C0441748
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in individuals with two pathogenic alleles, either homozygotes (two copies of the same mutant allele) or compound heterozygotes (whereby each copy of a gene has a distinct mutant allele).
 
Gene (location): ABCC2 (10q24.2)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009380
OMIM®: 237500
Orphanet: ORPHA234

Definition

Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, an increase in the urinary excretion of coproporphyrin isomer I, deposition of melanin-like pigment in hepatocytes, and prolonged retention of sulfobromophthalein, but otherwise normal liver function (summary by Wada et al., 1998). [from OMIM]

Additional description

From MedlinePlus Genetics
Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a condition characterized by jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes. In most affected people jaundice appears during adolescence or early adulthood. Jaundice is typically the only feature of Dubin-Johnson syndrome, but some people can experience weakness, mild abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting. In most people with Dubin-Johnson syndrome, certain deposits build up in the liver but do not seem to impair liver function. The deposits make the liver appear black when viewed with medical imaging.

Rarely, jaundice develops soon after birth in individuals with Dubin-Johnson syndrome. Affected infants typically also have enlarged livers (hepatomegaly) and a severely reduced ability to produce and release a digestive fluid called bile (cholestasis). As these children get older, their liver problems go away and they usually do not have any related health problems later in life.  https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dubin-johnson-syndrome

Clinical features

From HPO
Jaundice
MedGen UID:
43987
Concept ID:
C0022346
Sign or Symptom
Yellow pigmentation of the skin due to bilirubin, which in turn is the result of increased bilirubin concentration in the bloodstream.
Biliary tract abnormality
MedGen UID:
108201
Concept ID:
C0549613
Finding
An abnormality of the biliary tree.
Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
MedGen UID:
82787
Concept ID:
C0268307
Disease or Syndrome
Abnormally high level of conjugated bilirubin in the blood.

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDubin-Johnson syndrome
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