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Single nucleotide polymorphism in the ABCG8 transporter gene is associated with gallbladder cancer susceptibility.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jul 2009
Srivastava Anvesha, Tulsyan Sonam, Pandey Sachchida Nand, Choudhuri Gourdas, Mittal Balraj
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BACKGROUND: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) usually arises against the background of gallstone disease, which may be causatively related to supersaturation of cholesterol in bile. An imbalance in cholesterol homeostasis because of oversecretion of cholesterol in the gallbladder promotes gallstone formation. The excretion of cholesterol from the liver is regulated by adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter...
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