(TA)8 allele in the UGT1A1 gene promoter of a Caucasian with Gilbert's syndrome

Haematologica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-109

  Iolascon, Achille ^b   Faienza, Maria Felicia ^c   Centra, Marta ^a   Storelli, Sonia ^c   Zelante, Leopoldo ^a   Savoia, Anna ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gilbert's syndrome; Hyperbilirubinemia; Jaundice; TA repeat; UGT1

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; BILIRUBIN; DNA; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; THYMINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032880196     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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