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Decreased peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha is associated with bile duct injury in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator-/- mice.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Mar 2006
Pall Harpreet, Zaman Munir M, Andersson Charlotte, Freedman Steven D
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BACKGROUND: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is associated with mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. As proof of concept that CFTR dysfunction plays a role in PSC, induction of colitis in cftr mice results in bile duct injury that can be prevented...
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