Genetic variation in bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase gene promoter and Gilbert's syndrome

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9001, 1996, Pages 578-581

  Monaghan, Gemma ^a   Ryan, Michael ^a   Seddon, Richard ^b   Hume, Robert ^a   Burchell, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GILBERT DISEASE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0030030762     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91273-8     Document Type: Article

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