Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

Synonyms

Crigler Najar Syndrome

Crigler Najjar Syndrome

Crigler Najjar Syndrome, Type 1

Crigler Najjar Syndrome, Type I

Crigler-Najar Syndrome

Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, Type I

Familial Nonhemolytic Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia

Hereditary Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia

A familial form of congenital hyperbilirubinemia transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. It is characterized by icterus and brain damage caused by a glucuronyl transferase deficiency in the liver and faulty bilirubin conjugation.