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Pregnancy and ABCB4 gene mutation: risk of recurrent cholelithiasis.
BMJ case reports - 22 Jan 2015
Elderman Jan H, ter Borg Pieter C J, Dees Jan, Dees Adriaan
Abstract excerpt
Cholelithiasis is a common problem in the Western world. Recurrent gallstones after cholecystectomy, however, are rare. We describe a case of a young woman with recurrent gallstones after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy leading to cholangitis during pregnancy. Additional testing revealed an ATP-binding cassette B4 (ABCB4) gene mutation. ABCB4 gene mutations leading to a multidrug resistance (MDR)3-P-glycoprotein...
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