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Association of FXR gene variants with cholelithiasis.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2015
Hirobe-Jahn Satoko, Harsch Simone, Renner Olga, Richter Dominique, Müller Oliver, Stange Eduard F
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Impairment of bile acid homeostasis is the most important risk factor of gallstone disease. Thereby the bile acid sensor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) plays a pivotal role in hepatic and intestinal bile acid metabolism. In this explorative study, the FXR gene was investigated to identify gene variants, associated with gallstone formation in a Caucasian population. METHODS: Sequencing of the FXR...
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