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Absence of dysfunctional ileal sodium-bile acid cotransporter gene mutations in patients with adult-onset idiopathic bile acid malabsorption.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2001
Montagnani M, Love M W, Rössel P, Dawson P A, Qvist P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A congenital form of idiopathic intestinal bile acid malabsorption (IBAM) has been associated with dysfunctional mutations in the ileal apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT). The aim of this study was to determine whether mutations in the ASBT gene (SLC10A2) predispose to the development of adult-onset idiopathic bile acid malabsorption and chronic watery diarrhea. METHODS: Genomic DNA...
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