Catherine Dong, Bertrand Condat, Magalie Picon-Coste, Yves Chrétien, Pascal Potier, Béatrice Noblinski, Lionel Arrivé, Marie-Pierre Hauuy, Véronique Barbu, Anware Maftouh, Farid Gaouar, Karima Ben Belkacem, Chantal Housset, Raoul Poupon, David Zanditenas, Olivier Chazouillères, Christophe Corpechot
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Low-phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis (LPAC) syndrome, a rare genetic form of intrahepatic cholelithiasis in adults, is still poorly understood. We report the results of the largest-ever case-control study of patients with LPAC syndrome aiming to assess the prevalence, clinical features, and comorbidities of the disease. METHODS: We included all LPAC cases diagnosed between 2001 and 2016 in 11 French centres. Controls consisted of all patients who underwent a cholecystectomy for common gallstone disease in a single non-academic centre over 1 year...
April 2021: JHEP reports: innovation in hepatology