A high frequency of Gilbert syndrome (UGT1A1*28/*28) and associated hyperbilirubinemia but not cholelithiasis in adolescent and adult north Indian patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia

Annals of Hematology
Oshan ShresthaPrashant Sharma

Abstract

Hyperbilirubinemia and pigment gallstones are frequent complications in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDβT) patients. Bilirubin production and clearance are determined by genetic as well as environmental variables like ineffective erythropoiesis, hemolysis, infection-induced hepatic injury, and drug- or iron-related toxicities. We studied the frequency of the Gilbert syndrome (GS), a common hereditary cause of hyperbilirubinemia in 102 TDβT patients aged 13-43 years (median 26 years). Total and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia were frequent (81.4% and 84.3% patients respectively). Twenty (19.6%) patients showed total bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dL; 53 (51.9%) had an elevation of either alanine or aspartate aminotransferase, or alkaline phosphatase liver enzymes. Nineteen (18.6% of the 92 tested) were positive for hepatitis B or C, or HIV. The mean total and unconjugated bilirubin levels and AST, ALT, and ALP levels in patients positive for hepatitis B or C were not significantly different from negative cases. Eighteen patients (17.7%) had GS: homozygous (TA)7/7 UGT1A1 promoter motif (the *28/*28 genotype), 48 (47.1%) were heterozygous (TA)6/7. Total + unconjugated bilirubin rose significantly with the (TA)7 allele dose. Fourteen (...Continue Reading

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