North American Indian childhood cirrhosis is a rare liver disorder that occurs in children. The liver malfunction causes yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice) in affected infants. The disorder worsens with age, progressively damaging the liver and leading to chronic, irreversible liver disease (cirrhosis) in childhood or adolescence. Unless it is treated with liver transplantation, North American Indian childhood cirrhosis typically causes life-threatening complications including liver failure.
Inheritance Pattern
Autosomal recessive
Other Names
NAIC
Related Genetics Topics
- UTP4 — MedlinePlus Genetics
Identifiers
- GTR: C1858051
- MeSH: D008103
- OMIM: 604901
- SNOMED CT: 699189004
Source: MedlinePlus Genetics, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
