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[Genetic defect of the hyperbilirubinemic Gunn rat, a model for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 1993
Sato H, Aono S, Koiwai O
Abstract excerpt
The hyperbilirubinemic Gunn rat lacks hepatic UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UDPGT) activity toward bilirubin and has been used as an animal model for human Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I. Rat liver bilirubin UDPGT cDNA was isolated. The cDNA shared an identical 913-bp sequence (corresponding to the C-terminal 247 amino acid residues) with that for phenol UDPGT whose activity was also deficient in the Gunn rat. The...
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