Disease or Syndrome
hereditary hyperbilirubinemia
Subclass of:
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Definitions related to hyperbilirubinemia, hereditary:
  • (hereditary hyperbilirubinemia) An inherited disorder affecting the metabolism of bilirubin. It results in increased levels of bilirubin in the blood. Representative examples of this condition include Gilbert syndrome and Crigler-Najjar syndrome.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (hereditary hyperbilirubinemia) Inborn errors of bilirubin metabolism resulting in excessive amounts of bilirubin in the circulating blood, either because of increased bilirubin production or because of delayed clearance of bilirubin from the blood.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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