Risk factors for hyperbilirubinemia and gallstones in Chinese patients with β thalassemia syndrome

Haematologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 220-222

  Au, Wing Y ^a,b   Cheung, Wai Chung ^a   Chan, Godfrey C F ^a   Ha, Shou Y ^a   Khong, Pik Lan ^a   Ma, Edmond S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Gallstones; Gilbert alleles; Hyperbilirubinemia; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHINESE; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ASIAN; CHINA; CHOLELITHIASIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LETTER;

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; UDP GALACTOSE TRANSLOCATOR; UDP-GALACTOSE TRANSLOCATOR;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHINA; CHOLELITHIASIS; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMANS; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037608696     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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