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A homozygous mutation in UGT1A1 exon 5 may be responsible for persistent hyperbilirubinemia in a Japanese girl with Gilbert's syndrome.
The Kobe journal of medical sciences - 20 Jul 2011
Nakagawa Taku, Mure Takeo, Yusoff Surini, Ono Eiichi, Kusuma Harahap Indra Sari, Morikawa Satoru, Morioka Ichiro, Takeshima Yasuhiro, Nishio Hisahide, Matsuo Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
The UGT1A1 gene encodes a responsible enzyme, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase1A1, for bilirubin metabolism. Many mutations have already been identified in patients with inherited disorders with hyperbilirubinemia, Crigler-Najjar syndrome and Gilbert's syndrome. In this study, we identified a UGT1A1 m...
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