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ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 8

ABCG8 gene is localized in a head-to-head position with the ABCG5 gene. Both use the same promotor and encode proteins with similar function, which is excretion of plant-derived cholesterol-like molecules, such as sitosterol into the bile duct and bowel. Mutations cause autosomal recessive sitosterolemia and mediterranean macrothrombocytopenia.

Genetests:

Research Method Carrier testing
Turnaround 5 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Massive parallel sequencing
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Research Method Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA

Related Diseases:

Sitosterolemia
ABCG5
ABCG8
Mediterranean macrothrombocytopenia
ABCG5
ABCG8

References:

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Mannucci L et al. (2007) Beta-sitosterolaemia: a new nonsense mutation in the ABCG5 gene.

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Repa JJ et al. (2002) Regulation of ATP-binding cassette sterol transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8 by the liver X receptors alpha and beta.

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Lu K et al. (2002) Molecular cloning, genomic organization, genetic variations, and characterization of murine sterolin genes Abcg5 and Abcg8.

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Matsuura T et al. (2002) Two newly identified genomic mutations in a Japanese female patient with fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) deficiency.

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Yu L et al. (2002) Disruption of Abcg5 and Abcg8 in mice reveals their crucial role in biliary cholesterol secretion.

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Sehayek E et al. (2002) Loci on chromosomes 14 and 2, distinct from ABCG5/ABCG8, regulate plasma plant sterol levels in a C57BL/6J x CASA/Rk intercross.

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None (2003) Role of ABC transporters in secretion of cholesterol from liver into bile.

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Yang C et al. (2004) Disruption of cholesterol homeostasis by plant sterols.

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Rees DC et al. (2005) Stomatocytic haemolysis and macrothrombocytopenia (Mediterranean stomatocytosis/macrothrombocytopenia) is the haematological presentation of phytosterolaemia.

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Moses SW et al. (1991) Fructose-1,6-diphosphatase deficiency in Israel.

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Rios J et al. (2010) Identification by whole-genome resequencing of gene defect responsible for severe hypercholesterolemia.

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Li B et al. (2014) Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase opposes renal carcinoma progression.

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Chong JX et al. (2012) A population-based study of autosomal-recessive disease-causing mutations in a founder population.

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Beaty TH et al. (1986) Genetic analysis of plasma sitosterol, apoprotein B, and lipoproteins in a large Amish pedigree with sitosterolemia.

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Bhattacharyya AK et al. (1974) Beta-sitosterolemia and xanthomatosis. A newly described lipid storage disease in two sisters.

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Solcà C et al. (2005) Sitosterolaemia in Switzerland: molecular genetics links the US Amish-Mennonites to their European roots.

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Sia CL et al. (1969) Studies on the subunit structure of rabbit liver fructose diphosphatase.

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Baerlocher K et al. (1971) Infantile lactic acidosis due to hereditary fructose 1,6-diphosphatase deficiency.

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Pagliara AS et al. (1972) Hepatic fructose-1,6-diphosphatase deficiency. A cause of lactic acidosis and hypoglycemia in infancy.

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el-Maghrabi MR et al. (1995) Human fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase gene (FBP1): exon-intron organization, localization to chromosome bands 9q22.2-q22.3, and mutation screening in subjects with fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency.

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Kikawa Y et al. (1995) Identification of a genetic mutation in a family with fructose-1,6- bisphosphatase deficiency.

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Besley GT et al. (1994) Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency: severe phenotype with normal leukocyte enzyme activity.

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Rothschild CB et al. (1995) Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase: genetic and physical mapping to human chromosome 9q22.3 and evaluation in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

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Berge KE et al. (2000) Accumulation of dietary cholesterol in sitosterolemia caused by mutations in adjacent ABC transporters.

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Lu K et al. (2001) Two genes that map to the STSL locus cause sitosterolemia: genomic structure and spectrum of mutations involving sterolin-1 and sterolin-2, encoded by ABCG5 and ABCG8, respectively.

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Orphanet article

Orphanet ID 117685 external link
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NCBI article

NCBI 64241 external link
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OMIM.ORG article

Omim 605460 external link
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Wikipedia article

Wikipedia EN (ABCG8) external link
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