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Association between promoter and coding region mutations of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 and beta-thalassemia/Hb E with cholelithiasis.
European journal of haematology - 1 Apr 2008
Tankanitlert Jeeranut, Morales Noppawan P, Fucharoen Pranee, Fucharoen Suthat, Chantharaksri Udom
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cholelithiasis has been observed with high incidence in beta-thalassemia/hemoglobin E (beta-thal/Hb E). Recent studies have shown that a variant TATA-box in the promoter region of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene is associated with the development of cholelithiasis. The coding region mutation (G71R) of the UGT1A1 gene was higher in Asians than those in Caucasians. The...
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