Gilbert's syndrome

Japanese: ギルバート症候群 - ぎるばーとしょうこうぐん
Gilbert's syndrome

...The cause of the disease is a deficiency of the enzyme (UDP-gluconyltransferase) involved in the conjugation of bilirubin with glucuronic acid in the liver. Examples of adult forms of constitutional jaundice include Gilbert's syndrome (impaired uptake and conjugation of bilirubin in hepatocytes), Zubin-Johnson syndrome (impaired excretion of bilirubin, causing the liver to appear black-brown to the naked eye), and Rotor's syndrome (impaired uptake and excretion of bilirubin in hepatocytes), all of which are congenital diseases with good prognoses. (3) Hepatic jaundice Hepatic jaundice is due to hepatocellular causes and is the most common cause of jaundice. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Gilbert's syndrome" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…病因は肝臓のビリルビン‐グルクロン酸抱合にあずかる酵素(UDP‐グルコニルトランスフェラーゼ)の欠損による。体質性黄疸の成人型として,ギルバート症候群(肝細胞のビリルビン摂取障害と抱合障害),ズビン=ジョンソン症候群(ビリルビンの排出障害で肝臓が肉眼的に黒褐色を呈する),ローター症候群(肝細胞のビリルビンの摂取障害と排出障害)があげられるが,いずれも先天性の予後良好な疾患である。(3)肝性黄疸 肝性黄疸は肝細胞性によるもので,黄疸のもっとも多い原因である。…

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