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Screening for G71R mutation of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 (UGT1A1) gene in neonates with pathologic and prolonged hyperbilirubinemia in Turkey.
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Aug 2010
Kilic I, Koseler A, Cakaloz I, Atalay E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Whether the G71R mutation contributes to the high incidence of neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia in Turkey remains unknown. In this study we screened for G71R mutation of the UGT1A1 gene in prolonged and pathological hyperbilirubinemia with unexplained etiology in newborns in Turkey. METHOD: In this study, we screened the G71R mutation of the UGT1A1 gene in 70 Turkish newborn infants: 23 infants...
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