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Decreased expression of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase and altered bile acid metabolism in Apobec-1-/- mice lead to increased gallstone susceptibility.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 19 Jun 2009
Xie Yan, Blanc Valerie, Kerr Thomas A, Kennedy Susan, Luo Jianyang, Newberry Elizabeth P, Davidson Nicholas O
Abstract excerpt
Quantitative trait mapping in mice identified a susceptibility locus for gallstones (Lith6) spanning the Apobec-1 locus, the structural gene encoding the RNA-specific cytidine deaminase responsible for production of apolipoprotein B48 in mammalian small intestine and rodent liver. This observation prompted us to compare dietary gallstone susceptibility in Apobec-1(-/-) mice and congenic C57BL/6 wild type...
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