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Unusual Gilbert's syndrome genotype in a Greek patient suffering from both Gilbert's syndrome and familial mediterranean fever. A case report.
Minerva pediatrica - 1 Aug 2008
Kalotychou V, Kanta A, Rombos Y, Konstantopoulos K
Abstract excerpt
Gilbert's syndrome is a genetically controlled non-hemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, caused by reduced activity of UDP-glucoroniltransferase 1, an enzyme critical in bilirubin metabolism. Several molecular configurations may be implicated in a Gilbert's phenotype. Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited acute relapsing inflammatory disorder, affecting Mediterranean and Middle East populations....
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