Medical Definition of Crigler-Najjar disease
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A rare genetic defect (autosomal recessive) where there is the inability to form bilirubin glucuronide due to the absence of the enzyme bilirubin-glucuronoside glucuronosyl transferase, finding include jaundice and irreversible brain damage in the severe form.
Inheritance: autosomal recessive.
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crigler-Najjar Disease
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