Crigler-Najjar syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment;Síndrome de Crigler-Najjar: Diagnóstico y tratamiento

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-78

  Lodoso Torrecilla, B ^a,b   Palomo Atance, E ^a   Camarena Grande, C ^a   Diaz Fernandez Ma C ^a   Hierro Llanillo, L ^a   De La Vega Bueno, A ^a   Frauca Remacha, E ^a   Munoz Bartolo G ^a   Jara Vega, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crigler Najjar; Jaundice; Kernicterus; Liver transplantation; Phototherapy

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; KERNICTERUS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748435207     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13090900     Document Type: Article

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