Isolated neonatal sclerosing cholangitis

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Isolated neonatal sclerosing cholangitis

ORPHA:480556Disease

What it is

Isolated neonatal sclerosing cholangitis is a rare, genetic, biliary tract disease characterized by severe neonatal-onset cholangiopathy with patent bile ducts and absence of ichthyosiform skin lesions. Patients present with jaundice, acholic stools, hepatosplenomegaly and high serum gamma-glutamyltransferase activity. Liver histology shows portal fibrosis, ductular proliferation, hepatocellular metallothionein deposits, and intralobular bile-pigment accumulations. Some patients may also have renal disease.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

DCDC2Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

K83.0filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 4 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0018816OMIM 617394UMLS C5681248

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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