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Association between uridin diphosphate glucuronosylotransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene polymorphism and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2017
Mazur-Kominek Katarzyna, Romanowski Tomasz, Bielawski Krzysztof, Kiełbratowska Bogumiła, Preis Krzysztof, Domżalska-Popadiuk Iwona, Słomińska-Frączek Magdalena, Sznurkowska Katarzyna, Renke Joanna, Plata-Nazar Katarzyna, Śledzińska Karolina, Sikorska-Wiśniewska Grażyna, Góra-Gębka Magdalena, Liberek Anna
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of UGT1A1*28 and UGT1A1*60 polymorphisms of UGT1A1 gene and their association with hyperbilirubinemia. STUDY DESIGN: The study was performed at a single centre - at the Department of Obstetrics of the Medical University of Gdansk in Poland. DNA was isolated from Guthrie cards of 171 infants. Only full term newborns (gestational age 38-42 weeks) were included in the study....
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