Article
ABCB4 and ABCB11 mutations in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in an Italian population.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Mar 2013
Anzivino Claudia, Odoardi Maria Rosaria, Meschiari Erica, Baldelli Enrica, Facchinetti Fabio, Neri Isabella, Ruggiero Giuseppe, Zampino Rosa, Bertolotti Marco, Loria Paola, Carulli Lucia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic alterations in the ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 4 (ABCB4) and ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 11 (ABCB11) have been associated to the onset of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) in predisposed women. AIMS: To identify new and/or frequent ABCB4 and ABCB11 genes variants in a cohort of Italian patients with ICP and to evaluate the possible pathogenetic role for the...
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