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Increased NPC1L1 and ACAT2 expression in the jejunal mucosa from Chinese gallstone patients.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 30 Jan 2009
Jiang Zhao-Yan, Jiang Chong-Yi, Wang Lei, Wang Jian-Cheng, Zhang Sheng-Dao, Einarsson Curt, Eriksson Mats, Han Tian-Quan, Parini Paolo, Eggertsen Gösta
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of cholesterol gallstones is a very common disease. The aim of this study is to probe for underlying intestinal molecular defects associated with development of gallstones. Twelve Chinese patients with cholesterol gallstone disease (GS) and 31 gallstone-free (GSF) patients were investigated. Quantitation of mRNA levels for individual genes in mucosal biopsies from jejunum was carried out with...
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