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MDR3 mutations associated with intrahepatic and gallbladder cholesterol cholelithiasis: an update.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Mbongo-Kama Elvire, Harnois Florence, Mennecier Didier, Leclercq Eleonore, Burnat Pascal, Ceppa Franck
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BACKGROUND: The recurrent microlithiasis represents one of the most frequent clinical forms of lithiasis of the bile ducts. This affection is characterized by the presence of cholesterolic microgallstones on hepatic canaliculars, and belongs to a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive liver disorders. Radiological diagnosis can be confirmed by analysis of MDR3 gene, coding a protein involved in physiologic...
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