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<p>Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS) and Gilbert syndrome (GS; OMIM: 143500) are rare autosomal recessive diseases that cause unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to decreased UGT1A1 enzyme activity. Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 2 (CNS2; OMIM: 606785) increases the risk of gallbladder stone formation and cholecystitis, while GS seldom causes health issues. We found a 28-year-old male patient with recurring right upper abdomen pain who experienced persistent jaundice from birth. CNS2 with gallbladder stones and cholecystitis was diagnosed after genetic testing revealed rare double homozygous mutations A(TA)<sub>7</sub>TAA (rs3064744) and P229Q (rs35350960) in the <i>UGT1A1</i> gene. After pedigree investigation, we found that the patient’s parents with modestly increased bilirubin had compound heterozygous mutations A(TA)<sub>7</sub>TAA and P229Q, which were GS. Bioinformatics analysis showed that A(TA)<sub>7</sub>TAA is in the TATA-box region of the gene <i>UGT1A1</i> promoter, affecting gene transcriptional initiation, whereas P229Q modifies protein three-dimensional structure and may be harmful. In this pedigree, double homozygous mutations have a more severe phenotype than compound heterozygous mutations. Inherited causes of hyperbilirubinemia should be suspected after ruling out biliary obstruction, and early bilirubin reduction (&lt; 103 µmol/L (6 mg/dL)) may reduce the risk of complications like cholecystitis in CNS2 patients, though further studies with longer follow-up are needed to confirm this observation.</p>

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Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 2 complicating cholecystitis in a patient with UGT1A1 gene double homozygous mutations

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    2025年7月5日

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  • Jianhui Zhang,
  • Rongrong Chen,
  • Xiang Chen,
  • Ying Chen,
  • Qilin Chen,
  • Shiyun Lu,
  • Jiewei Luo,
  • Xiaoling Zheng,
  • Mengshi Chen

摘要

Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS) and Gilbert syndrome (GS; OMIM: 143500) are rare autosomal recessive diseases that cause unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to decreased UGT1A1 enzyme activity. Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 2 (CNS2; OMIM: 606785) increases the risk of gallbladder stone formation and cholecystitis, while GS seldom causes health issues. We found a 28-year-old male patient with recurring right upper abdomen pain who experienced persistent jaundice from birth. CNS2 with gallbladder stones and cholecystitis was diagnosed after genetic testing revealed rare double homozygous mutations A(TA)7TAA (rs3064744) and P229Q (rs35350960) in the UGT1A1 gene. After pedigree investigation, we found that the patient’s parents with modestly increased bilirubin had compound heterozygous mutations A(TA)7TAA and P229Q, which were GS. Bioinformatics analysis showed that A(TA)7TAA is in the TATA-box region of the gene UGT1A1 promoter, affecting gene transcriptional initiation, whereas P229Q modifies protein three-dimensional structure and may be harmful. In this pedigree, double homozygous mutations have a more severe phenotype than compound heterozygous mutations. Inherited causes of hyperbilirubinemia should be suspected after ruling out biliary obstruction, and early bilirubin reduction (< 103 µmol/L (6 mg/dL)) may reduce the risk of complications like cholecystitis in CNS2 patients, though further studies with longer follow-up are needed to confirm this observation.