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Effects of variant UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 gene, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and thalassemia on cholelithiasis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Sept 2005
Huang Yang-Yang, Huang Ching-Shui, Yang Sien-Sing, Lin Min-Shung, Huang May-Jen, Huang Ching-Shan
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To test the hypothesis that the variant UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, and thalassemia influence bilirubin metabolism and play a role in the development of cholelithiasis. METHODS: A total of 372 Taiwan Chinese with cholelithiasis who had undergone cholecystectomy and 293 healthy individuals were divided into case and control groups,...
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