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ABCB4 sequence variations in young adults with cholesterol gallstone disease.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 May 2009
Nakken Karl Esten, Labori Knut Jørgen, Rødningen Olaug K, Nakken Sigve, Berge Knut E, Eiklid Kristin, Raeder Morten G
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Mutations in the gene encoding the ABCB4 [adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 4] transporter lower phosphatidylcholine output into bile and contribute to cholesterol gallstone formation by decreasing the solubility of cholesterol in b...
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