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Genetic predisposition of cholesterol gallstone disease.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Hernández-Nazará Alejandro, Curiel-López Fátima, Martínez-López Erika, Hernández-Nazará Zamira, Panduro Arturo
Abstract excerpt
Gallstone disease (GSD) is the result of the interaction between genetic and environmental factors and it is a major disease cause of surgery with high costs to health systems. Worldwide prevalence varies according to the ethnic population suggesting that high prevalence of GSD in certain ethnic groups is due to the presence of genetic factors implicated in different metabolic pathways. However, environmental...
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