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Mutations in the human ATP-binding cassette transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8 in sitosterolemia.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2002
Heimerl Susanne, Langmann Thomas, Moehle Christoph, Mauerer Richard, Dean Michael, Beil Frank-Ulrich, von Bergmann Klaus, Schmitz Gerd
Abstract excerpt
Phytosterolemia or Sitosterolemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by highly elevated plasma levels of plant sterols and cholesterol as a consequence of hyperabsorption and impaired biliary secretion of sterols. The disease is caused by mutations in two half size ATP-binding cassette transporters, ABCG5 and ABCG8. We have analyzed the genomic sequence of ABCG5 and ABCG8 in five...
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