Gilbert and Crigler Najjar syndromes: An update of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene mutation database

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 273-280

  Canu, Giulia ^a   Minucci, Angelo ^a   Zuppi, Cecilia ^a   Capoluongo, Ettore ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crigler Najjar syndromes; Gilbert syndrome; Serum bilirubin concentration; UGT1A1 mutations

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXON; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; UGT1A1 GENE; WILD TYPE;

CRIGLER-NAJJAR SYNDROME; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 84875499128     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: 10960961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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