Cholesterol 7alpha-hydrolase (CYP7A1) c.-278A>C promoter polymorphism in gallstone disease patients |
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Authors: | Juzyszyn Zygmunt Kurzawski Mateusz Lener Agnieszka Modrzejewski Andrzej Pawlik Andrzej Dro?dzik Marek |
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Institution: | Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. |
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Abstract: | There is growing evidence that gallstone formation may be genetically determined. Cholesterol 7alpha-hydrolase (CYP7A1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the first, rate-limiting reaction of cholesterol catabolic pathway. Recently, a common c.-278A>C polymorphism (rs3808607:G>T) has been described in CYP7A1 gene, associated with altered plasma lipid levels. The aim of this study was to verify the finding that CYP7A1 polymorphism may be associated with gallstone disease. Frequency and distribution of the studied alleles did not differ significantly between the patients (-278C; minor allele frequency: 0.45) and the controls (0.48). No significant gender-related differences of allele frequencies or distribution were noted. We conclude that CYP7A1 promoter polymorphism is not a valuable marker of gallstone disease susceptibility in a Polish population. |
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