Coinheritance of Gilbert syndrome increases the risk for developing gallstones in patients with hereditary spherocytosis

Blood

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2259-2262

  Miraglia Del Giudice, Emanuele ^a   Perrotta, Silverio ^b   Nobili, Bruno ^b   Specchia, Claudia ^b   D'Urzo, Giovanna ^b   Lolascon, Achille ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; CHILD; CHOLELITHIASIS; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GILBERT DISEASE; HEMOLYSIS; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0008435402     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v94.7.2259.419k42_2259_2262     Document Type: Article

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