SERUM TOTAL BILIRUBIN, NOT CHOLELITHIASIS, IS INFLUENCED BY UGT1A1 POLYMORPHISM, ALPHA THALASSEMIA AND S GENOTYPE: FIRST REPORT ON COMPARISON BETWEEN ARAB-INDIAN AND AFRICAN S GENES

SERUM TOTAL BILIRUBIN, NOT CHOLELITHIASIS, IS INFLUENCED BY UGT1A1 POLYMORPHISM, ALPHA THALASSEMIA AND S GENOTYPE: FIRST REPORT ON COMPARISON BETWEEN ARAB-INDIAN AND AFRICAN S GENES

Background: We explored the potential relationship between steady state serum bilirubin levels and the incidence of cholelithiasis in the context of UGT1A1 gene A(TA)nTAA promoter polymorphism in Omani sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients, homozygotes for African (Benin and Bantu) and Arab-Indian bS ha...

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Main Authors: Said Y ALkindi, Anil Pathare, Salam Alkindi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
UGT1A1, Cholelithiasis, Gallstones, hyperbilirubinemia, Sickle cell anemia
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2418
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