KROK 1 2015 – Question 18 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 16-year-old adolescent is diagnosed with hereditary UDP (uridine diphosphate) glucuronyltransferase deficiency. Laboratory tests revealed hyperbilirubinemia caused mostly by increased blood content of the following substance:
- A. Unconjugated bilirubin
- B. Urobilinogen
- C. Conjugated bilirubin
- D. Biliverdine
- E. Stercobilinogen
Hint
Think about what this enzyme normally does to the pigment in the hepatocyte and which form would therefore pile up when it is missing.
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