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Bilirubin uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase variation is a genetic basis of breast milk jaundice.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2014
Maruo Yoshihiro, Morioka Yoriko, Fujito Hiroshi, Nakahara Sayuri, Yanagi Takahide, Matsui Katsuyuki, Mori Asami, Sato Hiroshi, Tukey Robert H, Takeuchi Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase family 1, polypeptide A1 (UGT1A1) gene variations on prolonged unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia associated with breast milk feeding (breast milk jaundice [BMJ]). STUDY DESIGN: UGT1A1 gene allelic variation was analyzed in 170 Japanese infants with BMJ with polymerase chain reaction-direct sequencing, and their genotypes compared with serum...
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