Bone Mineral Densities in Individuals with Gilbert’s Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional, Case-Control Pilot Study

BACKGROUND: Unconjugated bilirubin inhibits osteoblastic proliferative activity in vitro, raising the possibility that Gilbert’s syndrome (GS) patients are at increased risk of osteoporosis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: GY Minuk, R Greenberg, J Uhanova, K Hawkins, WD Leslie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/635126