What you need to know A 58 year old man presents to his general practitioner (GP) to discuss recent blood test results after ...

Bilirubin is a viscous, brownish-yellow substance that is a natural byproduct of liver processes like breaking down old red blood cells. Normally, it is excreted from the body without cause for alarm, ...

Stockphoto of a newborn girl undergoing phototherapy treatment for hyperbilirubinemia, a very common newborn condition. Researchers compared 4 phototherapy methods and evaluated phototherapy duration ...

Patients with the Crigler–Najjar syndrome lack the enzyme uridine diphosphoglucuronate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), the absence of which leads to severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia that ...