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Risk factors

By Mayo Clinic staff

You have an increased risk of Gilbert's syndrome if both of your parents carry the abnormal gene that causes the disorder.

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References
  1. Chowdhury NR, et al. Gilbert's syndrome and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to bilirubin overproduction. http://www.uptodate.com/index. Accessed May 24, 2012.
  2. Claridge LC, et al. Gilbert's syndrome. BMJ. 2011;342:d2293.
  3. American Liver Foundation. Gilbert's syndrome. http://www.liverfoundation.org/abouttheliver/info/gilbertsyndrome/. Accessed May 24, 2012.
  4. Goldman L, et al. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2012. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/189880460-4/0/1492/0.html. Accessed May 24, 2012.
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