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Association of the c.3972C>T variant of the multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 Gene (MRP2/ABCC2) with susceptibility to bile duct cancer.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2009
Hoblinger A, Grunhage F, Sauerbruch T, Lammert F
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BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2/ABCC2) is one of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters expressed on the apical membrane of hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. ABCC2 plays an important role in the biliary clearance of endogenous and exogenous toxic compounds. Recently, the ABCC2 variant c.3972C>T in exon 28 has been shown to be associated with hepatocellular carcinoma risk. Our aim...
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