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UGT1A1 gene mutations in Pakistani children suffering from inherited nonhemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemias.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2013
Khan Suliman, Irfan Muhammad, Sher Gulab, Zubaida Bibi, Alvi Muhammad Arshad, Yasinzai Masoom, Naeem Muhammad
Abstract excerpt
Two inherited unconjugated hyperbilirubinemias, Crigler-Najjar syndrome and Gilbert syndrome, arise due to deficiency of UGT1A1 enzyme activity. Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 1 (CN1) lies at the extreme severe end of the spectrum of UGT1A1 activity characterized by complete absence, followed by the less severe Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 2 (CN2). Gilbert syndrome is the mild form having only partial loss of...
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