Hyperbilirubinemia and cholelithiasis in Chinese patients with hemoglobin H disease

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 671-674

  Au, W Y ^a   Cheung, W C ^a   Hu, W H ^a   Chan, G C F ^a   Ha, S Y ^a   Khong, P L ^a   Ma, S K ^a   Liang, R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gallstones; Gilbert syndrome; Hemoglobin H disease; Jaundice

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHINESE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GALLSTONE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INCIDENCE; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALLELES; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN H; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 27644579930     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-005-1091-8     Document Type: Article

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