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A variant of the SLC10A2 gene encoding the apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter is a risk factor for gallstone disease.
PloS one - 13 Oct 2009
Renner Olga, Harsch Simone, Schaeffeler Elke, Winter Stefan, Schwab Matthias, Krawczyk Marcin, Rosendahl Jonas, Wittenburg Henning, Lammert Frank, Stange Eduard F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cholelithiasis is a multifactorial process and several mechanisms of gallstone formation have been postulated. As one of these mechanisms, a decreased expression of the ileal apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter gene SLC10A2 in gallstone carriers was described previously. In this study the SLC10A2 gene was investigated to identify novel genetic variants and their association with gallstone...
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