Influence of bilirubin uridine diphosphate- glucuronosyltransferase 1a promoter polymorphisms on serum bilirubin levels and cholelithiasis in children with sickle cell anemia

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 448-451

  Passon, Rebecca G ^a   Howard, Thad A ^a   Zimmerman, Sherri A ^a   Schultz, William H ^a   Ware, Russell E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alleles; Bilirubin; Gallstones; Gilbert syndrome; Polymorphisms; Sickle cell anemia; UGT1A enzyme

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BILIRUBIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLELITHIASIS; DNA PRIMERS; GENOTYPE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034760144     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200110000-00011     Document Type: Article

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