Article
Investigation of the Lith1 candidate genes ABCB11 and LXRA in human gallstone disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 2006
Schafmayer Clemens, Tepel Jürgen, Franke Andre, Buch Stephan, Lieb Sören, Seeger Marcus, Lammert Frank, Kremer Bernd, Fölsch Ulrich R, Fändrich Fred, Schreiber Stefan, Hampe Jochen
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility in the causation of gallbladder diseases was recognized as early as 1937. A major gallstone susceptibility locus (Lith1) was identified in 1995 by quantitative trait locus mapping in mice. Two attractive positional and functional candidate genes in LXRA and ABCB11 are located in this interval. ABCB11 is associated with progressive familial cholestasis. This study was undertaken to...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
