Congenital Abnormality
Alagille syndrome
[ a-luh-jeel sin-drome ]
Subclass of:
Multiple congenital anomalies;
Genetic Diseases, Inborn;
Congenital Heart Defects;
Intrahepatic Cholestasis
Definitions related to alagille syndrome:
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A multisystem disorder that is characterized by aplasia of intrahepatic bile ducts (BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC), and malformations in the cardiovascular system, the eyes, the vertebral column, and the facies. Major clinical features include JAUNDICE, and congenital heart disease with peripheral PULMONARY STENOSIS. Alagille syndrome may result from heterogeneous gene mutations, including mutations in JAG1 on CHROMOSOME 20 (Type 1) and NOTCH2 on CHROMOSOME 1 (Type 2).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Alagille syndrome (ALGS) is a multisystem disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical variability; this variability is seen even among individuals from the same family. The major clinical manifestations of ALGS are bile duct paucity on liver biopsy, cholestasis, congenital cardiac defects (primarily involving the pulmonary arteries), butterfly vertebrae, ophthalmologic abnormalities (most commonly posterior embryotoxon), and characteristic facial features. Renal abnormalities, growth failure, developmental delays, splenomegaly, and vascular abnormalities may also occur.GeneReviewsUniversity of Washington, 2021
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An autosomal dominant genetic syndrome caused by mutations in the JAG1 gene. It is characterized by cholestatic jaundice in infancy, hepatosplenomegaly, distinctive facial features (prominent forehead, elongated nose, and pointed chin), cardiac murmurs, bone malformations, and sometimes mild mental retardation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Autosomal dominant mutation involving chromosome 20; characterized by the almost normal liver that has few or no intrahepatic bile ducts; other extrahepatic malformations include those in the heart, the eyes, the vertebral column, and the facies; major clinical features include jaundice, and congenital heart disease with peripheral pulmonary stenosis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Alagille syndrome (AS) is an autosomal dominant disorder (OMIM 118450) associated with abnormalities of the liver, heart, skeleton, eye, and kidneys and a characteristic facial appearance. In 1973, Watson and Miller reported 9 cases of neonatal liver disease with familial pulmonary valvular stenosis.WebMD, 2019
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Alagille syndrome is a genetic syndrome that can affect the liver and other parts of the body. The liver problems result from having fewer small bile ducts than normal in the liver. This leads to bile building-up inside the liver, which in turn causes liver scarring and damage. Signs and symptoms of Alagille syndrome are generally...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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