A frequent variant in the human bile salt export pump gene <it>ABCB11</it> is associated with hepatitis C virus infection, but not liver stiffness in a German population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The human ATP-binding cassette, subfamily B, member 11 (<it>ABCB11)</it> gene encodes the bile salt export pump, which is exclusively expressed at the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes. A frequent variant in the coding...

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Main Authors: Müllenbach Roman, Weber Susanne N, Krawczyk Marcin, Zimmer Vincent, Sarrazin Christoph, Lammert Frank, Grünhage Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/63