UGT1A1(TA)n promoter polymorphism-A new case of a (TA)8 allele in Caucasians

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-82

  Ostanek, Barbara ^a   Furlan, Danijela ^b   Mavec, Tina ^a   Lukac Bajalo, Jana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Institute of Public Health Novo Mesto   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Gilbert's syndrome; Mutation analysis; UGT1A1 gene; Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CAUCASIAN; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SLOVENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BILIRUBIN; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SLOVENIA;

EID: 33846573882     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2006.10.160     Document Type: Article

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