The polymorphism c.-3279T>G in the phenobarbital-responsive enhancer module of the bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase gene is associated with Gilbert syndrome

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2204-2206

  Costa, Elísio ^a   Vieira, Emília ^b   Dos Santos, Rosário ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; IRINOTECAN; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BILE FLOW; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNOLOGY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCURONIDATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROMOTER REGION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOBARBITAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SYNDROME;

EID: 27444441030     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.055681     Document Type: Article

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