Association of G71R Mutation of the UGT1A1 Gen with Neonatal Hyper Bilirubinemia in the Iranian Population

• Main Authors: Ebrahim Dastgerdy (Author), Gholamali Mamori (Author), Jalil Afshari (Author), Reza Saeedi (Author), Fatemeh Shahbazi (Author), Mahboobeh Shirazi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Jaundice with indirect hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common neonatal problems that occur in 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates but the causes are mostly unknown. It is suggested that race plays an important role in the prevalence of hyperbilirubinemia. It is a common problem...