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Fishing for Genes that Cause Biliary Atresia
A study of zebrafish has helped identify a susceptibility gene for biliary atresia, as reported in the May issue of Gastroenterology. Biliary atresia is a progressive fibro-inflammatory disorder of infants that involves the extrahepatic and intrahepatic biliary tree and causes … Continue reading
Posted in Liver/Biliary, Technology
Tagged Animal Model, babies, biliiary tract, defect, gene, Genetics, hedgehog signaling, liver development, newborn, zebrafish
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What Causes Familial Visceral Myopathy?
A heterozygous variant in enteric smooth muscle actin γ-2 (ACTG2) can cause familial visceral myopathy (FVM), according to the December issue of Gastroenterology. The altered gene product appears to aggregate, rather than form actin filaments, in intestinal smooth muscle cells, disrupting … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, GI Tract
Tagged actin cytoskeleton, blockade, digestion problem, disease, filament, gene, Genetics, intestinal disease, motility, mutation, myosin
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