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(TA)8 allele in the UGT1A1 gene promoter of a Caucasian with Gilbert's syndrome.
Haematologica - 1 Feb 1999
Iolascon A, Faienza M F, Centra M, Storelli S, Zelante L, Savoia A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Gilbert's syndrome, a chronic non-hemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, is caused by a reduction in the activity of hepatic bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1). This reduction has been shown to be due to a polymorphism in the promoter region of the UGT1A1 gene. The presence of seven thymine adenine (TA) repeats reduces the efficiency of transcription of the UGT1A1 gene....
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