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[From gene to disease; unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia: Gilbert's syndrome and Crigler-Najjar types I and II].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 10 Aug 2002
Drenth J P H, Peters W H M, Jansen J B M J
Abstract excerpt
Gilbert's syndrome consists of a mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia occurring in the absence of liver disease or haemolysis. Total plasma bilirubin can be as high as 80 mumol/l and mild intermittent jaundice does occur. The inheritance pattern is probably autosomal recessive. It has been estimated that some 10-15% of the Western population suffers from Gilbert's syndrome....
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