Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and Gilbert syndrome: A gene interaction underlies severe jaundice without severe hemolysis

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 561-566

  Nicolaidou, P ^a   Kostaridou, Stavroula ^a,c   Mavri, A ^a   Galla, A ^a   Kitsiou, S ^a   Stamoulakatou, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c P and A Kyriakou Children's Hospital ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Gilbert syndrome; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; Hemolysis; Hyperbilirubinemia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

BILIRUBIN; CHILD; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; MALE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 25444462040     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010500198533     Document Type: Article

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