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Transient familial hyperbilirubinemia - Overview

Alternative Names

Lucey-Driscol syndrome

Definition of Transient familial hyperbilirubinemia:

Transient familial hyperbilirubinemia is a metabolic disorder passed down through families. Babies with this disorder are born with severe jaundice.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

Transient familial hyperbilirubinemia is thought to be an autosomal recessive inherited disorder. It occurs when the body does not properly break down (metabolize) a certain form of bilirubin. Bilirubin levels rapidly build up in the body. The high levels are poisonous to the brain and can cause death.

  • Reviewed last on: 7/25/2007
  • Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospitalof Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork.
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