Thalassemia minor, the Gilbert mutation, and the risk of gallstones

Haematologica

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1106-1109

  Borgna Pignatti, Caterina ^a   Rigon, Francesca ^a   Merlo, Luciano ^b   Chakrok, Roksana ^a   Micciolo, Rocco ^c   Perseu, Luciana ^c   Galanello, Renzo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gallstones; Gilbert mutation; Hyperbilirubinemia; Thalassemia trait; UDP glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; GILBERT MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; THALASSEMIA MINOR;

ALLELES; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; RISK;

EID: 0242362227     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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