Bilirubin dependence on UGT1A1 polymorphisms, hemoglobin, fasting time and body mass index

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 343, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-118

  Rodrigues, Carina ^a,b   Costa, Elísio ^c,g   Vieira, Emília ^d   De Carvalho, João ^e   Santos, Rosário ^d   Rocha Pereira, Petronila ^f   Santos Silva, Alice ^a,g   Bronze Da Rocha, Elsa ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

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

^d Institute of Medical Genetics   (Portugal)

^e CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bilirubin levels; Genetic and nongenetic factors; Gilberts syndrome; Hemoglobin; UGT1A1

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; DIET RESTRICTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; TIME;

EID: 84856645852     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318223460f     Document Type: Article

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