Article
Cholelithiasis in Patients with Gaucher Disease type 1: Risk Factors and the Role of ABCG5/ABCG8 Gene Variants.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Dec 2016
Zimmermann Anca, Popp Radu A, Al-Khzouz Camelia, Bucerzan Simona, Naşcu Ioana, Leucuta Daniel, Galle Peter R, Grigorescu-Sido Paula
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Patients with Gaucher disease type 1 (GD1) show an altered lipid profile and a certain degree of insulin resistance, which might contribute to cholelithiasis (CL) and could possibly be associated with ABCG5/ABCG8 gene variants. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of CL in Caucasian adult patients with GD1 and the possible risk factors, including gene variants of the ABCG5/ABCG8 genes....
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