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Contribution of variant alleles of ABCB11 to susceptibility to intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
Gut - 1 Apr 2009
Dixon P H, van Mil S W C, Chambers J, Strautnieks S, Thompson R J, Lammert F, Kubitz R, Keitel V, Glantz A, Mattsson L-A, Marschall H-U, Molokhia M, Moore G E, Linton K J, Williamson C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) has a complex aetiology with a significant genetic component. ABCB11 encodes the bile salt export pump (BSEP); mutations cause a spectrum of cholestatic disease, and are implicated in the aetiology of ICP. METHODS: ABCB11 variation in ICP was investigated by screening for five mutant alleles (E297G, D482G, N591S, D676Y and G855R) and the V444A polymorphism...
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