Increased levels of chitotriosidase in a patient with Alagille syndrome: association or coincidence?

• Main Authors: Bruna L. Diniz (Author), Maiara A. Floriani (Author), Maria Angélica T. Ferreira (Author), João Francisco O. Gonzales (Author), Nathan H. Lisboa (Author), André Ricardo Jakimiu (Author), Janaina Yacy H. Ferreira (Author), Rafael Fabiano M. Rosa (Author), Paulo Ricardo G. Zen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT We describe a case of a patient with Alagille syndrome (AS) presenting an increased level of the enzyme chitotriosidase (ChT), evaluating factors that could justify the relationship between AS and ChT. He was a male patient with cholestatic jaundice, facial dysmorphia and congenital heart d...