Neonatal ichthyosis-sclerosing cholangitis (NISCH) syndrome is an autosomal recessive liver disease caused by mutations of Claudin-1, a tight-junction protein expressed in liver and skin. Patients present epidermal scaling, pruritus, and neonatal cholestatic jaundice. Alopecia is also seen and cholestasis often progresses to sclerosing cholangitis.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of liver
DB96 Autoimmune liver disease
H00742 Neonatal ichthyosis-sclerosing cholangitis (NISCH) syndrome