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The role of UGT1A1*28 mutation in jaundiced infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
Pediatric research - 1 Nov 2005
Hua Liu, Shi Dongping, Bishop Phyllis R, Gosche John, May Warren L, Nowicki Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) may be accompanied by jaundice, a condition referred to as the icteropyloric syndrome (IPS). It has long been suspected that the etiology of IPS is an early manifestation of Gilbert's syndrome (GS). Clinical features common to both GS and IPS include jaundice precipitated by fasting and improved with feeding. Prevalence of jaundice in HPS is similar to that of clinically...
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