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Alterations in bile acid synthesis in carriers of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α mutations.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Sept 2013
Ekholm E, Nilsson R, Groop L, Pramfalk C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Heterozygous mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α (HNF1α) cause maturity onset diabetes of the young 3 (MODY3), an autosomal dominant form of diabetes. Deficiency of HNF1α in mice results in diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia and increased bile acid (BA) and cholesterol synthesis. Little is known about alterations in lipid metabolism in patients with MODY3. The aim of this study was to investigate...
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