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[Thalassemia trait and the lithogenicity of bile]. 1977

G Barbi, and G Annoni

The study of bile composition in thalassemic patients revealed a lithogenic bile even without gallstones. The lithogenic index was higher than in a group of colelithiasic non hemolytic patients. The possible correlation between lithogenic bile and congenital alteration of the lipidic metabolism in thalassemic patients is discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008107	Liver Diseases	Pathological processes of the LIVER.	Liver Dysfunction,Disease, Liver,Diseases, Liver,Dysfunction, Liver,Dysfunctions, Liver,Liver Disease,Liver Dysfunctions
D010743	Phospholipids	Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.	Phosphatides,Phospholipid
D002769	Cholelithiasis	Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).	Gallstone Disease,Cholelithiases,Gallstone Diseases
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000745	Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital	Hemolytic anemia due to various intrinsic defects of the erythrocyte.	Anemia, Hemolytic, Hereditary,Congenital Hemolytic Anemia,Hemolytic Anemia, Congenital,Hemolytic Anemia, Hereditary,Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia,Anemia, Congenital Hemolytic,Anemia, Hereditary Hemolytic,Anemias, Congenital Hemolytic,Anemias, Hereditary Hemolytic,Congenital Hemolytic Anemias,Hemolytic Anemias, Congenital,Hemolytic Anemias, Hereditary,Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias
D000755	Anemia, Sickle Cell	A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.	Hemoglobin S Disease,HbS Disease,Sickle Cell Anemia,Sickle Cell Disease,Sickle Cell Disorders,Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S,Anemias, Sickle Cell,Cell Disease, Sickle,Cell Diseases, Sickle,Cell Disorder, Sickle,Cell Disorders, Sickle,Disease, Hemoglobin S,Hemoglobin S Diseases,Sickle Cell Anemias,Sickle Cell Diseases,Sickle Cell Disorder
D001646	Bile	An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.	Biliary Sludge,Sludge, Biliary
D012805	Sickle Cell Trait	The condition of being heterozygous for hemoglobin S.	Cell Trait, Sickle,Cell Traits, Sickle,Sickle Cell Traits,Trait, Sickle Cell,Traits, Sickle Cell