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Organic solute transporter-β (SLC51B) deficiency in two brothers with congenital diarrhea and features of cholestasis.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2018
Sultan Mutaz, Rao Anuradha, Elpeleg Orly, Vaz Frédéric M, Abu-Libdeh Bassam, Karpen Saul J, Dawson Paul A
Abstract excerpt
Primary bile acid malabsorption is associated with congenital diarrhea, steatorrhea, and a block in the intestinal return of bile acids in the enterohepatic circulation. Mutations in the ileal apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT; SLC10A2) can cause primary bile acid malabsorption but do not appear to account for most familial cases. Another major transporter involved in the intestinal reclamation...
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