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Variation of the gene encoding the nuclear bile salt receptor FXR and gallstone susceptibility in mice and humans.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jan 2008
Kovacs Peter, Kress Rahel, Rocha Jacqueline, Kurtz Ulrike, Miquel Juan Francisco, Nervi Flavio, Méndez-Sánchez Nahum, Uribe Misael, Bock Hans H, Schirin-Sokhan Ramin, Stumvoll Michael, Mössner Joachim, Lammert Frank, Wittenburg Henning
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: From quantitative trait locus mapping in inbred mice, we identified the Nr1h4 gene encoding the nuclear bile salt receptor FXR as a candidate gene for the cholesterol gallstone susceptibility locus Lith7. Here, we investigated further an association of the gene encoding FXR and gallstone susceptibility in mice and humans. METHODS: The Nr1h4 gene was sequenced in inbred mouse strains with...
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