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Generated 12 Oct 2026
Gastroenterology · Gastroenterology / Hepatology

Dubin–Johnson syndrome

Also known as: Chronic idiopathic jaundice

Benign conjugated hyperbilirubinemia with black liver.

Medical specialty
Gastroenterology
Subspecialty
Gastroenterology / Hepatology
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, adolescence
Gene(s) involved
ABCC2

Etiology & mechanism

Defective canalicular MRP2 transporter.

Gene(s) involved (1)

ABCC2

Symptoms & signs (5)

abdominal discomfortblack liverdark urinehepatomegalymild jaundice
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