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1 Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1635 Aurora Court, 7th Floor, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
2 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1305 York Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: rsb2005@med.cornell.edu.
Abstract
Genetic causes of liver disease lead to a wide range of presentations. This article describes hereditary hemochromatosis, Gilbert syndrome, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson disease, PFIC, BRIC, and LAL-D. The most common cause of hereditary hemochromatosis is a C282Y mutation in the HFE gene. Gilbert syndrome is a benign cause of indirect hyperbilirubinemia. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency causes both lung and liver disease. Wilson disease can cause neurologic disease and liver disease. Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis and benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis are rare causes of cholestasis. LAL-D is a rare disease that can appear similar to NAFLD in adults.