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Spectrum of UGT1A1 Variations in Chinese Patients with Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Type II.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Li Lufeng, Deng Guohong, Tang Yi, Mao Qing
Abstract excerpt
Crigler-Najjar Syndrome type II (CNS-II) is an autosomal recessive hereditary condition of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia without hemolysis, with bilirubin levels ranging from 102.6 μmol/L to 342 μmol/L. CNS-II is caused by a deficiency of UDP-glucuronyl transferase (UGT), which is encoded by the UDP-glucuronyl transferase 1A1 gene (UGT1A1). In East Asian populations, the compound homozygous UGT1A1 G71R and...
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