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Microarray with LNA-probes for genotyping of polymorphic variants of Gilbert's syndrome gene UGT1A1(TA)n.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jun 2013
Fesenko Eugeny E, Heydarov Rustam N, Stepanova Eugenia V, Abramov Michael E, Chudinov Alexander V, Zasedatelev Alexander S, Mikhailovich Vladimir M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gilbert's syndrome is a common metabolic dysfunction characterized by elevated levels of unconjugated bilirubin in the bloodstream. This condition is usually caused by additional (TA) insertions in a promoter region of the uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene, which instead of the sequence А(TА)6TАА contains А(TА)7TАА. While the condition itself is benign, it presents elevated...
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