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Published in: BMC Gastroenterology 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research article

A frequent variant in the human bile salt export pump gene ABCB11 is associated with hepatitis C virus infection, but not liver stiffness in a German population

Authors: Roman Müllenbach, Susanne N Weber, Marcin Krawczyk, Vincent Zimmer, Christoph Sarrazin, Frank Lammert, Frank Grünhage

Published in: BMC Gastroenterology | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

The human ATP-binding cassette, subfamily B, member 11 (ABCB11) gene encodes the bile salt export pump, which is exclusively expressed at the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes. A frequent variant in the coding region, c.1331 T > C, leading to the amino acid exchange p.V444A, has been associated with altered serum bile salt levels in healthy individuals and predisposes homozygous carriers of the [C] allele for obstetric cholestasis. Recently, elevated bile salt levels were shown to be significantly associated with rates and risk of cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection treated with pegylated interferon-α2 and ribavirin, suggesting a potential role for bile salt levels in HCV treatment outcomes and in the fibrogenic evolution of HCV-related liver disease. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association of ABCB11 c.1331 T > C with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and fibrosis stages as assessed by non-invasive transient elastography in a German cohort of patients.

Methods

ABCB11 c.1331 T > C genotype was determined by allelic discrimination assay in 649 HCV infected cases and 413 controls. Overall, 444 cases were staged for fibrotic progression by measurement of liver stiffness.

Results

Homo- or heterozygous presence of the frequent [C] allele was associated with HCV positivity (OR = 1.41, CI = 1.02 - 1.95, p = 0.037). No association was detectable between the ABCB11 c.1331 T > C genotype and increased liver stiffness.

Conclusions

Our data confirm that homozygous presence of the major [C] allele of ABCB11 c.1331 T > C is a genetic susceptibility factor for HCV infection, but not for liver fibrosis.
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Metadata
Title
A frequent variant in the human bile salt export pump gene ABCB11 is associated with hepatitis C virus infection, but not liver stiffness in a German population
Authors
Roman Müllenbach
Susanne N Weber
Marcin Krawczyk
Vincent Zimmer
Christoph Sarrazin
Frank Lammert
Frank Grünhage
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Gastroenterology / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-230X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-12-63

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