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A novel stop codon mutation in exon 1 (558C>A) of the UGT1A1 gene in a Thai neonate with Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 23 Jan 2015
Wanlapakorn N, Nilyanimit P, Vorawandthanachai T, Deesudjit T, Dumrongpisutikul N, Poovorawan Y
Abstract excerpt
Human uridine 5'-diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferases play a critical role in detoxification by conjugating bilirubin with glucoronic acid. Impaired or reduced enzymatic activity causes a spectrum of clinical disorders such as Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I (CN1), Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II, and Gilbert's syndrome. CN1 is a severe form of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia caused by homozygous or compound...
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