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.
Also Known As:
Crigler Najjar Syndrome; Crigler Najjar Syndrome, Type 1; Crigler-Najar Syndrome; Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, Type I; Familial Nonhemolytic Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia; Hereditary Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia; Crigler Najar Syndrome; Crigler Najjar Syndrome, Type I; Crigler Najjar Syndromes; Hereditary Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemias; Hyperbilirubinemia, Hereditary Unconjugated; Najjar Syndrome, Crigler; Syndrome, Crigler Najjar; Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia, Hereditary