Hyperbilirubinemia, glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency and Gilbert's syndrome

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 914-916

  Galanello, R ^a   Cipollina, M D ^a   Carboni, G ^b   Perseu, L ^a   Barella, S ^a   Corrias, A ^b   Cao, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Hyperbilirubinemia; Neonatal jaundice

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032845453     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051241     Document Type: Article

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