Frequencies of A(TA)7TAA, G71R, and G493R mutations of the UGT1A1 gene in the Malaysian population

• Main Authors: Yusoff, Surini, Van Rostenberghe, Hans, Yusoff, Narazah M, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Ramli, Noraida, Ismail, N Zainal A N, Ismail, W Pauzi W, Matsuo, Masafumi, Nishio, Hisahide
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/12680/1/Surini_et.al.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/12680/

The A(TA)7TAA seems more common than the G71R and G493R mutations in the Malaysian population. BACKGROUND: Gilbert syndrome is caused by defects in the uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene. These mutations differ among different populations and many of them have been fo...