ICD-11 definition : Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) refers to a heterogeneous group
of autosomal recessive disorders of childhood that disrupt bile formation and present
with cholestasis of hepatocellular origin. Three types of PFIC have been identified
and are related to mutations in hepatocellular transport system genes involved in
bile formation. PFIC1 and PFIC2 usually appear in the first months of life, whereas
onset of PFIC3 may also occur later in infancy, in childhood or even during young
adulthood.;
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) refers to a heterogeneous group
of autosomal recessive disorders of childhood that disrupt bile formation and present
with cholestasis of hepatocellular origin. Three types of PFIC have been identified
and are related to mutations in hepatocellular transport system genes involved in
bile formation. PFIC1 and PFIC2 usually appear in the first months of life, whereas
onset of PFIC3 may also occur later in infancy, in childhood or even during young
adulthood.