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Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
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Definition
: A familial form of congenital hyperbilirubinemia transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. It is characterized by icterus and brain damage caused by a glucuronyl transferase deficiency in the liver and faulty bilirubin conjugation.
Other names
Syndrome, Crigler-
Najjar; Syndrome, Crigler-
Najar; Crigler Najjar Syndrome; Crigler Najar Syndrome; Crigler-
Najar Syndrome
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Crigler Najjar syndrome, type 2
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*Crigler-Najjar Syndrome.
Crigler Najjar syndrome, type 1
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*Crigler-Najjar Syndrome.
