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Pharmacogenetics of Gilbert's syndrome.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jun 2008
Strassburg Christian P
Abstract excerpt
Gilbert's syndrome is characterized by mild unconjugated nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia, which does not lead to hepatic inflammation, fibrosis, chronic liver disease or liver failure. Almost 100 years after its clinical description, it was linked to a genetic variant of the human bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1), UGT1A1 (*)28, found in approximately 40% of Caucasoid individuals. Over 113 UGT1A1...
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