Publication Date:
2016-02-20
Description:
Article Neonatal cholestasis is a result of elevated bile acid levels, and is associated with mutations in genes regulating bile acid homeostasis. Here the authors identify mutations in the bile acid sensing farnesoid X receptor in four individuals with neonatal cholestasis from two unrelated families. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10713 Authors: Natalia Gomez-Ospina, Carol J. Potter, Rui Xiao, Kandamurugu Manickam, Mi-Sun Kim, Kang Ho Kim, Benjamin L. Shneider, Jennifer L. Picarsic, Theodora A. Jacobson, Jing Zhang, Weimin He, Pengfei Liu, A. S. Knisely, Milton J. Finegold, Donna M. Muzny, Eric Boerwinkle, James R. Lupski, Sharon E. Plon, Richard A. Gibbs, Christine M. Eng, Yaping Yang, Gabriel C. Washington, Matthew H. Porteus, William E. Berquist, Neeraja Kambham, Ravinder J. Singh, Fan Xia, Gregory M. Enns, David D. Moore
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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