Identification of a novel deletion in UDP-glucuronosyltransferase gene in a patient with Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-266

  Costa, Elísio ^a,b   Vieira, Emília ^c   Lopes, Ana Isabel ^d   Saldanha, Maria Joana ^d   Brites, Dora ^e   dos Santos, Rosário ^c  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UP   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; PHENOBARBITAL; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLUCURONIDATION; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1 GENE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; LETTER; NEUROTOXICITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 64649101762     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2008.12.004     Document Type: Letter

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