Molecular pathology of Crigler-Najjar type I and II and Gilbert's syndromes

Haematologica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 150-157

  Sampietro, Maurizio ^a,b   Iolascon, Achille ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Crigler Najjar; Gilbert's syndrome; Hyperbilirubinemia; Mutation analysis; UDP glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCURONIC ACID; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOBARBITAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; GLUCURONIDATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLASMAPHERESIS;

CRIGLER-NAJJAR SYNDROME; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032860652     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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