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Editorial
. 2015 Jan;61(1):24-7.
doi: 10.1002/hep.27294. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

Not all (bile acids) who wander are lost: the first report of a patient with an isolated NTCP defect

Saul J Karpen  1 , Paul A Dawson
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Editorial

Not all (bile acids) who wander are lost: the first report of a patient with an isolated NTCP defect

Saul J Karpen et al. Hepatology. 2015 Jan.
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Conflict of Interest

Potential conflict of interest: Dr. Karpen has no conflicts of interest. Dr. Dawson has consulted for Lumena Pharmaceuticals.

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Schematic view of transporters involved in inherited hypercholanemic disorders. BA, bile acid; BSEP, bile salt export pump; FIC1, P-type ATPase mutated in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 1; ICP, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; LPAC, low-phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis; MDR, multidrug resistance protein; NTCP, Na+-taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide; PFIC, progressive intrahepatic cholestasis.
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