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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/63 |