Genetic determinants of jaundice and gallstones in haemoglobin E beta thalassaemia.
Chronic hyperbilirubinaemia, gallstone formation, and gall bladder disease are unusually common in people with haemoglobin E beta thalassaemia in Sri Lanka. To determine whether this has a genetic basis we compared the bilirubin levels and frequency of gallstones in patients with different alleles o...
Main Authors: | Premawardhena, A, Fisher, C, Fathiu, F, de Silva, S, Perera, W, Peto, T, Olivieri, N, Weatherall, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2001
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