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Any progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the NR1H4 gene.
Features include always present findings: Elevated circulating aspartate aminotransferase concentration, Hepatic failure, Liver scarring (cirrhosis) (cirrhosis), and Elevated circulating alanine aminotransferase concentration and others; and common findings: Failure to thrive, Hyperammonemia, Hypoglycemia, and Jaundice. 14 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Lab test results | 4 |
NR1H4 encodes nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 4 (486 aa). Ligand-activated transcription factor. Receptor for bile acids (BAs) such as chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), lithocholic acid, deoxycholic acid (DCA) and allocholic acid (ACA). Highest expression in Liver (39.1 TPM) and Adrenal Gland (22.9 TPM).
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 5 is associated with mutations in the NR1H4 gene on chromosome 12.
The NR1H4 protein participates in SUMOylation of NR1H4 with SUMO1 pathway.
NR1H4 is classified as a druggable target (Druggable Genome, Kinase, Nuclear Hormone Receptor, and Transcription Factor categories) with score 2.6.
Genetic testing for NR1H4 is available. Testing is considered confirmatory for diagnosis.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 5 has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 7 always present features, 4 common features.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 5.
61 publications have been identified in PubMed for cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 5. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (28%), Basic Science / Preclinical (28%), and Clinical Trial Publication (13%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 17 | 28% |
Data assembled from 6 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Digestive system | 4 | Hepatic failure, Ascites, Liver scarring (cirrhosis) (cirrhosis) |
Lungs and breathing | 1 | Pleural effusion |
Pregnancy and birth | 1 | Nonimmune hydrops fetalis |
Growth and development | 1 | Failure to thrive |
Age of onset: at birth, before birth.
Laboratory research |
17 |
28% |
Clinical study results | 8 | 13% |
Research summaries | 7 | 11% |
Disease patterns and progression | 6 | 10% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 5 | 8% |
New treatment approaches | 1 | 2% |
Dong M (2026). [PMID: 42091197](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42091197/). *Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Squires JE (2026). [PMID: 42165309](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42165309/). *J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
Krishna M (2026). [PMID: 41645895](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41645895/). *Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
de Vries HD (2026). [PMID: 41954415](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41954415/). *Liver Int*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
de Groot ADE (2026). [PMID: 41025998](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41025998/). *British journal of clinical pharmacology*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Ziccardi I (2026). [PMID: 41828002](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41828002/). *Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Siriwardana RC (2026). [PMID: 41490881](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41490881/). *Pediatric transplantation*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Taie DM (2026). [PMID: 42199176](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42199176/). *Iran J Pathol*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Wang H (2026). [PMID: 42209164](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42209164/). *Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Elkoofy NM (2026). [PMID: 40537152](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40537152/). *Clinical genetics*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]