Alagille syndrome and hepatocellular carcinoma

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Alagille Syndrome, Notch Receptors, Jagged-1 Protein, Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Abstract

Alagille syndrome (AS) is a rare disease characterized by an autosomal dominant multisystem developmental disorder. It has a wide clinical variability and from the physiopathogenic point of view it is associated with dysfunction of the Notch signaling pathway. This genetic alteration may also lead to an increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this paper, we present a 32-year-old female patient with AS in whom a very advanced stage HCC was diagnosed. When reviewing the published evidence in the world, the inclusion of patients with AS in HCC surveillance programs is justified to establish the early diagnosis of this malignant condition.

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Author Biographies

Julio César Hernández Perera, Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas

Especialista de segundo grado en Medicina Interna. Doctor en Ciencias Médicas. Profesor titular de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Investigador titular. Servicio de Trasplante.

Marcia Samada Suárez, Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas

Doctora en Ciencias Médicas. Especialista de 2do grado en Gastroenterología. Investigadora Titular. Profesora Titular de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana.

Kenia Yusnarkis Valenzuela Aguilera, Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas

Especialista de 1er grado en Gastroenterología

Alejandro Roque Valdés, Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas

Especialista de 1er grado en Medicina Interna. Máster en enfermedades infecciosas.

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2021-01-16

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Hernández Perera JC, Samada Suárez M, Valenzuela Aguilera KY, Roque Valdés A. Alagille syndrome and hepatocellular carcinoma. Arch.cuba.gastroenterol. [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 16 [cited 2025 Apr. 12];2(2). Available from: https://revgastro.sld.cu/index.php/gast/article/view/84

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