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Gilbert syndrome acts as a risk factor of developing gallstone among β hemoglobinopathy Tunisian patients.
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Apr 2015
Chaouch Leila, Kalai Miniar, Chaouachi Dorra, Mallouli Fethi, Hafsia Raouf, Ben Ammar Slim, Abbes Salem
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: As a result of chronic hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia is often observed, leading to the formation of pigment cholelithiasis which could be busted by the presence of uridine diphosphoglucuronosyltransferase 1A1 defects. AIM: Herein, we investigated the effect of glibert mutation on the occurrence of pigment cholelithiasis in Tunisian patients with beta (β) hemoglobinopathy including sickle cell anemia...
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