Mondo Description 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.

Uniprot Description An autosomal recessive form of liver disease with onset in infancy. Affected infants have jaundice, cholestasis, acholic stools, and progressive liver dysfunction resulting in fibrosis and cirrhosis. Cholangiography shows patent biliary ducts, but there are bile duct irregularities.