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A case of concomitant Gilbert's syndrome and hereditary spherocytosis.
The Korean journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2010
Lee Hee Jung, Moon Hee Seok, Lee Eaum Seok, Kim Seok Hyun, Sung Jae Kyu, Lee Byung Seok, Jeong Hyun Yong, Lee Heon Young, Eu Young Jae
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We describe moderate hyperbilirubinemia in a 28-year-old man who suffered from gallstones and splenomegaly, with combined disorders of hereditary spherocytosis (HS) and Gilbert's syndrome (GS). Since it is difficult to diagnose HS in the absence of signs of anemia, we evaluated both the genetic mutation in the UGT1A1 gene and abnormalities in the erythrocyte membrane protein; the former was heterozygous for a...
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