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Preparation of reference material for UGT1A1 (TA)n polymorphism genotyping.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 5 Aug 2014
Mlakar Vid, Mlakar Simona Jurković, Marc Janja, Ostanek Barbara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gilbert's syndrome is one of the most common metabolic syndromes in the human population characterised by mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia resulting from reduced activity of the bilirubin conjugating enzyme UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1). Although Gilbert's syndrome is usually quite benign UGT1A1(TA)n genotyping is important in exclusion of more serious causes of hyperbilirubinemia and since...
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