Article
Genetics of gallstone disease.
Journal of postgraduate medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Mittal B, Mittal R D
Abstract excerpt
Gallstone disease is a complex disorder where both environmental and genetic factors contribute towards susceptibility to the disease. Epidemiological and family studies suggest a strong genetic component in the causation of this disease. Several genetically derived phenotypes in the population are responsible for variations in lipoprotein types, which in turn affect the amount of cholesterol available in the...
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