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Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

Medical Definition: A familial form of congenital hyperbilirubinemia transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. It is characterized by icterus and brain damage caused by a glucuronyl transferase deficiency in the liver and faulty bilirubin conjugation.

Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Medical Definitions and Terms

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