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Hereditary hyperbilirubinemia
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Hereditary hyperbilirubinemia refers to the condition where levels of bilirubin are elevated, for reasons that can be attributed to a metabolic disorder.
An example is Crigler-Najjar syndrome.
External links
External links
- http://www.som.tulane.edu/classware/pathology/medical_pathology/New_for_99/liver_gb/sld017.htm
- Elferink RP, Ottenhoff R, Liefting W, de Haan J, Jansen PL (1989). “Hepatobiliary transport of glutathione and glutathione conjugate in rats with hereditary hyperbilirubinemia”. J. Clin. Invest. 84 (2): 476–83. doi:10.1172/JCI114189. PMID 2760197. Unknown parameter
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