Gilbert's syndrome is a contributory factor in prolonged unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 441-446

  Monaghan, Gemma ^a,b   McLellan, Ailsa ^a,b   McGeehan, Anne ^a,b   Li Volti, Salvatore ^a,b   Mollica, Florindo ^a,b   Salemi, Isabella ^a,b   Zahida, Din ^a,b   Cassidy, Andrew ^a,b   Hume, Robert ^a,b   Burchell, Brian ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TATA BOX;

EID: 0033510908     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70201-5     Document Type: Article

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