Genetic background of constitutional unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

International Hepatology Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 297-307

  Adachi, Yukihiko ^a   Kamisako, Toshinori ^a   Koiwai, Osamu ^b   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^c   Sato, Hiroshi ^c  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crigler Najjar syndrome; Gilbert's syndrome; Gunn rat; heredity; UDP glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMAN; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TATA BOX;

EID: 0030271906     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4346(96)00313-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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