Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 2: A rare congenital condition involving a partial 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 symptoms but to a lesser extent than in type 1. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 2 is available below.
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Prognosis for Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 2: patients may live into adulthood
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Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 2 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 2, or a subtype of Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 2,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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