Seven novel mutations of the UGT1A1 gene in patients with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

Haematologica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-134

  D'Apolito, Maria ^a   Marrone, Agnese ^b   Servedio, Veronica ^a   Vajro, Pietro ^b   De Falco, Luigia ^b   Iolascon, Achille ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Bilirubin UDP glucuronosyltransferase; Crigler Najjar syndrome; Gilbert syndrome; Jaundice; UGT1A1

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GILBERT DISEASE; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOTHERAPY;

CRIGLER-NAJJAR SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE; MUTATION;

EID: 33846923832     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.10585     Document Type: Article

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