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Low phospholipid-associated cholestasis and cholelithiasis.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2012
Erlinger Serge
Abstract excerpt
Low phospholipid-associated cholestasis and cholelithiasis (LPAC) is a genetic disorder characterized by cholesterol gallbladder and intrahepatic stones. It is caused by a mutation of the gene ABCB4, which encodes the canalicular protein ABCB4/MDR3, a flippase that plays an essential role in the secretion of phosphatidylcholine into bile. Failure of this protein leads to secretion of bile that is poor in...
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