Since we did not find any genomic variation in nearly two-thirds of our patients, it may be useful to undertake whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing studies in Indian children with PFIC to look for variations in promoter/intronic regions of the ATP8B1, ABCB11 and ABCB4 genes and in other genes involved in bile salt transport. This evidence concerns the gene ABCB4 and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.