TY - BOOK AU - Nora Hassan Radwan Mahmoud AU - Hanaa Alkaraksy , AU - Manal Kamal , AU - Mona Fathy , TI - MDR3 gene mutation in children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis / PY - 2015/// CY - Cairo : PB - Nora Hassan Radwan Mahmoud , KW - ABCB4 transporter KW - MDR3 gene KW - Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis 3 (PFIC3) N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology; Issued also as CD N2 - Aim of the work: The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of mutations in exons 6, 8 and 9 of the MDR3 (ABCB4) gene among children with chronic intrahepatic cholestasis with elevated gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase (Þ-GT) activity. Subjects and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 30 Egyptian children with PFIC3. Genotyping of the MDR3 (ABCB4) gene was performed by DNA extraction followed by PCR amplification, purification then sequencing analysis of exons 6, 8 and exon 9 of the MDR3 gene.Results: The study revealed no mutations in sequence of exons 6, 8 and 9 of the MDR3 gene. Heterozygous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected in exon 6 (rs 1202283) and exon 8 (rs 2109505).Conclusion: The study detected no disease causing mutations involving exons 6, 8 and 9 of MDR3 (ABCB4) gene among the studied 30 Egyptian children with PFIC3 and high GGT and detected only single nucleotide variation in exons 6 and 8 ER -