Bilirubin, the primary breakdown product of hemoproteins, particularly hemoglobin, plays a key role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of liver diseases. In acute liver diseases, such as ...

Have you ever been told during a medical check-up that you need a liver function test and felt puzzled by terms like ALT, AST, and Total Bilirubin? You're not alone. Many people are unfamiliar with ...

Extract: The bilirubin-UDP-glucuronyl transferase (BGT) activity in liver of newborn rats was measured to determine if unconjugated bilirubin could be the trigger substance of glucuronyl transferase ...

In this historical prospective analysis of the RENAAL trial, we found an independent inverse association of bilirubin levels with progression of nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes. This ...

From the Medical Service of the Beth Israel Hospital, Boston. Jankelson — Assistant in Medicine, Beth Israel and City Hospitals, Boston. Gargill — Assistant in Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital and ...

Semin Liver Dis. 2008;28(1):110-122. Since the five variables of Child-Pugh score were selected empirically, it can be anticipated that not all are independent predictors of prognosis. For example, ...

IN the development of new methods for detecting bilirubin in urine technical simplicity has generally been sacrificed for increased sensitivity and specificity. As a consequence many clinicians, for ...

After a delivery, your newborn may face unexpected health issues, including jaundice. This yellowing of the skin and eyes occurs when bilirubin, a substance produced during red blood cell breakdown, ...