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Bahr, T.M., Agarwal, A.M. & Christensen, R.D. Does heterozygosity for UGT1A1 *28 convey increased risk for severe neonatal jaundice?. J Perinatol 41, 658–660 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-020-00826-5
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