Variants in CCK and CCKAR genes to susceptibility to biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based study in Shanghai, China

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Altered motility of the gallbladder is associated with an increased risk of gallstones and can result in biliary tract cancers. Cholecystokinin (CCK) is an important modulator of gallbladder motility which functions by activating CCK type-A receptor (CCKAR). The aim of this study...

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Main Authors: Xu, Hong-Li, Hsing, Ann W., Vogtmann, Emily, Chu, Lisa W., Cheng, Jia-Rong, Gao, Jing, Tan, Yu-Ting, Wang, Bing-Sheng, Shen, Ming-Chang, Gao, Yu-Tang
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820582/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23701593
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.12278
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