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UNCONJUGATED BENIGN BILIRUBINEMIA [1 record]

Record 1 2024-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
CONT

Gilbert's syndrome is a fairly common, mild liver disorder that is caused by an inherited deficiency of an enzyme involved in the metabolism of bilirubin. In people with Gilbert's syndrome, the bilirubin is typically mildly elevated and often fluctuates.

Key term(s)
  • Meulengracht disease
  • familial non-hemolytic jaundice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Foie et voies biliaires
CONT

La maladie de Gilbert est une maladie bénigne du foie. Elle se caractérise, au niveau du sang, par une concentration légèrement élevée de bilirubine [...] Les personnes atteintes de cette maladie éliminent plus lentement cette substance, ce qui peut occasionner, dans certains cas, une hyperbilirubinémie non conjuguée modérée.

OBS

La maladie de Gilbert se transmet sur le mode autosomique récessif.

Spanish

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