Hyperbilirubinaemia in heterozygous β-thalassaemia is related to co- inherited Gilbert's syndrome

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 433-436

  Galanello, R ^a,c   Perseu, L ^a   Melis, M A ^a   Cipollina, L ^a   Barella, S ^a   Giagu, N ^a   Turco, M P ^a   Maccioni, O ^b   Cao, A ^a  

^a Eta Evolutiva Osp Regionale M   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Oncologico A Businco   (Italy)

^c Osp Regionale per le Microcitemie   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gilbert's syndrome; Hyperbilirubinaemia; UDP glucuronosyltransferase; thalassaemia carrier

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GILBERT DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0030698230     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3703182.x     Document Type: Article

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