Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2008
A patient has yellow skin colour, dark urine, dark-yellow feces. What substance will have strengthened concentration in the blood serum
Answer options
- Conjugated bilirubin
- Verdoglobin
- Mesobilirubin
- Unconjugated bilirubin
- Biliverdin
Correct answer
Unconjugated bilirubin
Explanation
A patient has yellow skin colour, dark urine, dark-yellow feces. What substance will have strengthened concentration in the blood serum?Glucuronosyltransferases are responsible for the process of glucuronidation. Deficiency of this enzyme inhibits conjugation of bilirubin and therefore increases unconjugated bilirubin (Jaundice)
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