Article
Gilbert syndrome accelerates development of neonatal jaundice.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Apr 1998
Bancroft J D, Kreamer B, Gourley G R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Gilbert Syndrome (GS), associated with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and decreased bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity, is usually diagnosed after puberty. The role of GS in neonatal jaundice is unknown. This study tested the hypothesis that a recently identified molecular marker for GS (a TA insertion in the promoter of UGT1A, the gene encoding bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase) is...
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