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Screening for G71R mutation of the UGT1A1 gene in the Javanese-Indonesian and Malay-Malaysian populations.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Oct 2004
Sutomo Retno, Talib Norlelawati A, Yusoff Narazah M, Van Rostenberghe Hans, Sadewa Ahmad H, Sunarti, Sofro Abdul S M, Yokoyama Naoki, Lee Myeong J, Matsuo Masafumi, Nishio Hisahide
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are significant differences in the prevalence and severity of neonatal jaundice among various populations. Recently, it has been reported that a mutation of the UGT1A1 gene, glycine to arginine at codon 71 (G71R), is related to the development of neonatal jaundice in East Asian populations. However, whether the G71R mutation contributes to the high incidence of neonatal jaundice in different...
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