Gallstone disease is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders. In addition, the
costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of gallstone disease have been rapidly …

Biliary tract cancers, encompassing the gallbladder, extrahepatic bile duct, and ampulla of
Vater, are uncommon yet highly fatal malignancies. Gallstones, the primary risk factor for …

Abstract Background The CYP7A1 gene polymorphism has been reported to be associated
with gallbladder stone disease (GSD) and serum lipid levels, but the results were …

Background Carcinoma of gallbladder (GBC) is an aggressive malignancy. The higher
incidence of gallbladder cancer in women has been partly attributed to hormonal factors …

BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that genes related to Amerindian ancestry account
for the high prevalence of gallstone disease (GD) observed in Mexican-Americans. The HLA …

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic, progressive cholestatic liver disease in which
the small intrahepatic bile ducts are destroyed by autoimmune reactions. Among …

ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters function in the homeostasis of lipids. Dysfunction of
ABC transporters is frequently associated with disease. This review examines links between …

AIM: To investigate the relationship between gallbladder stone disease (GSD) and single
nucleotide polymorphisms of cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A) gene promoter …

Objective To investigate whether gallstone disease (GD) increases the risk of developing
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large population-based cohort. Methods A study …

Gallstone disease (GD) is a common digestive disorder that shares many risk factors with
cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is an important public health issue that encompasses a …