Table 1

Demographic data, peak serum bilirubin, and results of bile bilirubin pigment analysis in nine children with prolonged and severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

Case NoSexEthnicity 1-150 Onset of
jaundice (days)
Peak SB (μmol/l)Conjugated
SB (μmol/l)
UC bilirubin (μmol/l)Age of bile analysis (days)PBUC (%) (0–2) 1-151 MC (%) (7–16) 1-151 DC (%) (79–91) 1-151 Diagnosis 1-152
1MEuropean143104311910000CNS 1
2FEuropean4396239438+19810CNS 2
3MAsian3650106402510000CNS 1
8 m1-154 +1918
4MEuropean230003002523464Gilbert
5FAsian1456204361836577CNS 2
6FEuropean63901038033+46431
7MEuropean23402032058+254629
8MEuropean5>5000>50010205327
9FAsian43891938041+432631
10MEuropean513 y11882
11FEuropean2–3 y16 y41878
12MEuropean54032038313 y+14805
13MEuropean16 y63215216 y127018
  • 1-150 The three Asians infants were born to consanguineous parents.

  • 1-151 Reference range for normal individuals (Clarke DJ, Burchell B, unpublished data).

  • 1-152 Diagnoses based on analysis of bile bilirubin pigments.

  • 1-154 Second analysis performed at 8 months of age while on phenobarbitone.

  • CNS 1, Crigler–Najjar type 1; CNS 2: Crigler–Najjar type 2; DC, bilirubin diglucuronides; m, months; MC, bilirubin monoglucuronides; PB, phenobarbitone treatment during bile bilirubin analysis (+, on phenobarbitone, −, not on phenobarbitone); SB, serum bilirubin; UC, unconjugated; y, years.