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OATP1B1 polymorphism is a major determinant of serum bilirubin level but not associated with rifampicin-mediated bilirubin elevation.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Dec 2007
Zhang Wei, He Yi-Jing, Gan Zhou, Fan Lan, Li Qing, Wang An, Liu Zhao-Qian, Deng Sheng, Huang Yuan-Fei, Xu Lin-Yong, Zhou Hong-Hao
Abstract excerpt
1. Elevated serum bilirubin levels are caused mainly by liver diseases, haematolysis, genetic defects and drug intake. Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) is taken up into hepatocytes by human organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 (OATP1B1; encoded for by the SLCO1B1 gene). The present study was performed to determine the association between SLCO1B1 gene polymorphisms and serum bilirubin levels in vivo. Moreover,...
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