Article
Influence of UGT1A1 promoter polymorphism, α-thalassemia and βs haplotype in bilirubin levels and cholelithiasis in a large sickle cell anemia cohort.
Annals of hematology - 1 Apr 2021
Batista Jéssica V G F, Arcanjo Gabriela S, Batista Thais H C, Sobreira Marcondes J, Santana Rodrigo M, Domingos Igor F, Hatzlhofer Betânia L, Falcão Diego A, Pereira-Martins Diego A, Oliveira Jéssica M, Araujo Amanda S, Laranjeira Luana P M, Medeiros Fernanda S, Albuquerque Flávia P, Albuquerque Dulcinéia M, Santos Magnun N, Hazin Manuela F, Dos Anjos Ana C, Costa Fernando F, Araujo Aderson S, Lucena-Araujo Antonio R, Bezerra Marcos A
Abstract excerpt
Hyperbilirubinemia in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) as a result of enhanced erythrocyte destruction, lead to cholelithiasis development in a subset of patients. Evidence suggests that hyperbilirubinemia may be related to genetic variations, such as the UGT1A1 gene promoter polymorphism, which causes Gilbert syndrome (GS). Here, we aimed to determine the frequencies of UGT1A1 promoter alleles, alpha...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Bilirubin
- Child
- Child, Preschool