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Gilbert's syndrome
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Gilbert's syndrome
A mild hereditary form of jaundice.
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Gilbert's syndrome
Etymology: Nicolas A. Gilbert, French physician, 1858-1927
a benign hereditary condition characterized by hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice. No treatment is required. See also hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn.

Gilbert's syndrome
benign hereditary hyperbilirubinemia of humans marked by mild intermittent jaundice and often by fatigue, weakness and abdominal pain. A comparable disease has been identified in mutant Southdown sheep. See inherited photosensitization.


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