Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 1: A rare congenital condition involving a total absence of the liver enzyme called glucoronyl transferase which is needed to change bilirubin into a form that can be removed from the body. The bilirubin builds up in the body and causes damage and severe symptoms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 1 is available below.
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Prognosis for Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 1: usually death occurs within the first couple of years of life
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Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 1 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 1, or a subtype of Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 1,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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