Coinheritance of variant UDP-glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 gene and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in adults with hyperbilirubinemia

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 663-666

  Huang, May Jen ^a   Yang, Yi Chu ^a   Yang, Sien Sing ^a   Lin, Min Shung ^a   Chen, En Sung ^a   Huang, Ching Shan ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

G6PD deficiency; Hyperbilirubinemia; UGT1A1 gene

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MALE;

EID: 12244254497     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-200211000-00012     Document Type: Article

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