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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2016

An infant born prematurely 2 days ago presents with yellow coloring of skin and mucosa. Such a condition in the infant is caused by temporary deficiency of the following enzyme:

Answer options

  1. Biliverdine reductase
  2. UDP-glucuronyl transferase
  3. Heme synthetase
  4. Aminolevulinate synthase
  5. Heme oxygenase
Correct answer

UDP-glucuronyl transferase

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