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Promoter DNA methylation of farnesoid X receptor and pregnane X receptor modulates the intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy phenotype.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cabrerizo Romina, Castaño Gustavo O, Burgueño Adriana L, Fernández Gianotti Tomas, Gonzalez Lopez Ledesma María Mora, Flichman Diego, Pirola Carlos J, Sookoian Silvia
Abstract excerpt
The intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a multifactorial liver disorder which pathogenesis involves the interplay among abnormal bile acid (BA) levels, sex hormones, environmental factors, and genetic susceptibility. The dynamic nature of ICP that usually resolves soon after delivery suggests the possibility that its pathobiology is under epigenetic modulation. We explored the status of white blood...
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