Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3: A rare inherited condition where bile is unable to drain from the liver where it builds up and causes progressive liver damage. The condition has an early onset and usually leads to end-stage liver disease by the end of the second decade. The various types of this condition differ in the origin of the genetic defect (liver-specific ATP-binding cassette transporter on chromosome 2q24). Type 2 is also associated with an increased risk of liver cancer in the first few years of life. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3 is available below.
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Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3, or a subtype of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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