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Loss of a Candidate Biliary Atresia Susceptibility Gene, add3a, Causes Biliary Developmental Defects in Zebrafish.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Nov 2016
Tang Vivian, Cofer Zenobia C, Cui Shuang, Sapp Valerie, Loomes Kathleen M, Matthews Randolph P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive fibroinflammatory cholangiopathy affecting the bile ducts of neonates. Although BA is the leading indication for pediatric liver transplantation, the etiology remains elusive. Adducin 3 (ADD3) and X-prolyl aminopeptidase 1 (XPNPEP1) are 2 genes previously identified in genome-wide association studies as potential BA susceptibility genes. Using zebrafish, we...
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