Frequencies of A(TA)7TAA, G71R, and G493R mutations of the UGT1A1 gene in the Malaysian population

Yusoff S 1 , Van Rostenberghe H , Yusoff NM , Talib NA , Ramli N , Ismail NZ Show all authors , Ismail WP , Matsuo M , Nishio H

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  • 1 Department of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia
Biol. Neonate, 2006;89(3):171-6.
PMID: 16210851

Abstract

Gilbert syndrome is caused by defects in the uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene. These mutations differ among different populations and many of them have been found to be genetic risk factors for the development of neonatal jaundice.

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