Dubin-Johnson Syndrome: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

Dubin-Johnson syndrome, DJS, conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, multidrug resistant protein 2, MRP2, hyperbilirubinemia II, jaundice, chronic idiopathic jaundice, Sprinz-Nelson syndrome, Gilbert syndrome, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Rotor syndrome, jaundice, cholestasis, hepatomegaly

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Simon S Rabinowitz, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, New York Medical College; Chairman, Chief and Medical Administrator, Department of Pediatrics, Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Richmond University Medical Center
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