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Gly71Arg mutation of the bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 gene is associated with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in the Japanese population.
The Kobe journal of medical sciences - 1 Aug 2002
Yamamoto Akiyo, Nishio Hisahide, Waku Shozo, Yokoyama Naoki, Yonetani Masahiko, Uetani Yoshiyuki, Nakamura Hajime
Abstract excerpt
The serum bilirubin level of Japanese newborn infants in their first few days is significantly higher than that in Caucasian newborn infants, suggesting that there might be genetic risk factors for the development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in the Japanese population. Recently, it has been reported that a variant TATA box in the promoter region of the bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 (UGT1A1) gene is...
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