Molecular analysis of patients of Sardinian descent with Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-125

  Rosatelli, M C ^a   Meloni, A ^b   Faa V ^b   Saba, L ^a   Crisponi, G ^a   Clemente, M G ^a   Meloni, G ^c   Piga, M T ^c   Cao, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CN1; Gilbert syndrome; Mutation analysis

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031054718     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.2.122     Document Type: Article

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