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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2026; 15(4): 121263
Published online Dec 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.121263
Published online Dec 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.121263
Table 6 Summary of UGT1A1-related disorders studies published from neighboring countries to Bahrain and worldwide
| Country | Ref. | n | Sex (M:F) | Promotor variant | UGT1A1 mutation | Zygosity | Location | Additional variant | Zygosity |
| CNS-I | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | Nazer et al[1], 1998 | 12 | 8:4 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Kuwait | Koshy et al[2], 2004 | 2 | 0:2 | (TA)7/7 | 1070A>G (p.Gln357Arg) | +/- | Exon 3 | NR | NR |
| Turkey | Ozçay et al[3], 2009 | 4 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Tunisia | Abdellaoui et al[7], 2022 | 12/17 | NR | (TA)7/7 | c.1070A>G (p.Gln357Arg) | +/+ | Exon 3 | NR | NR |
| 5/17 | NR | (TA)8/8 | c.1070A>G (p.Gln357Arg) | +/+ | Exon 3 | NR | NR | ||
| Tunisia | Petit et al[22], 2008 | 23 | 6:17 | (TA)7/7 | c.1070A>G (p.Gln357Arg) | +/+ | Exon 3 | NR | NR |
| Germany | Schröder et al[14], 2021 | 12/13 | 10:3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Netherlands | Hafkamp et al[15], 2007 | 7/16 | 5:11 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| China | Li et al[4], 2015 | 6 | 6:2 | (TA)7/7 | c.221G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| Croatia | Kovačić Perica et al[28], 2023 | 2/8 | 4:4 | (TA)7/7 | c.717_718delAG (p.Q239fs*256) | NR | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| 1/8 | (TA)7/7 | c.722_723delAG (p.Glu241Glyfs*16) | NR | Exon 1 | NR | NR | |||
| 2/8 | (TA)6/6 | c.1021C>T (p.Arg341*) | NR | Exon 3 | NR | NR | |||
| 1/8 | N/A | c.1021C>T (p.Arg341*) | NR | Exon 3 | NR | NR | |||
| 1/8 | Not performed | Confirmed by chromatographic bile analysis | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 1/8 | Lost result | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| Iran | Mohammadi Asl et al[20], 2013 | 4/12 | 2:2 | NR | c.238_240delAG | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| c.479T>A (p.Val160Glu) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR | |||||
| Iran | Maruo et al[23], 2015 | 2 | 1:1 | NR | c.381insGG (p.C127Wfs*23) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| United States | Strauss et al[16], 2006 | 17/20 | NR | NR | c.222C>A (p.Tyr74Ter) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| 1/20 | c.1069C>T (p.Gln357Ter) | +/+ | Exon 3 | NR | NR | ||||
| 1/20 | c.1305-1G>A, c.877_890delinsT | +/-, +/- | Exon 4, Exon 2 | NR | NR | ||||
| CNS-II | |||||||||
| Japan | Maruo et al[31], 2006 | 1 | 1:0 | (TA)7/7 | c.115C>G (p.His39Asp) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| Iran | Maruo et al[23], 2015 | 1 | 1:0 | (TA)7/7 | c.381insGG (p.C127Wfs*23) | +/- | Exon 1 | c.674T>G (p.Val225Gly) | +/- (Exon 1) |
| France | Labrune et al[32], 2002 | 1 | 0:1 | (TA)8/8 | c.1213A>G (p.Asn400Asp) | +/+ | Exon 4 | NR | NR |
| Germany | Schröder et al[14], 2021 | 1/13 | 10:3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Netherlands | Hafkamp et al[15], 2007 | 9/16 | 5:11 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| China | Li et al[4], 2015 | 1/11 | 8:3 | NR | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/+ | NR | c.1456T>G (p.Tyr486Asp) | +/+ |
| 1/11 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/- | NR | c.1456T>G (p.Tyr486Asp) | +/+ | ||||
| 1/11 | c.1091C>T (p.Pro364 Leu) | +/+ | NR | c.-40_-39insTA | +/- | ||||
| 1/11 | c.1456T>G (p.Tyr486Asp) | +/- | NR | c.1253del (p.Met418Argfs*6) | +/- | ||||
| 2/11 | c.715C>T (p.Gln239*) | +/- | NR | c.-40_-39insTA | +/+ | ||||
| 1/11 | c.1091C>T (p.Pro364 Leu) | +/- | NR | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/- | ||||
| 1/11 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/- | NR | c.-40_-39insTA | +/- | ||||
| NR | c.-3279T>G | +/- | |||||||
| 2/11 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/- | NR | c.-3345delC | +/- | ||||
| 1/11 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/- | NR | NR | NR | ||||
| China | Wu et al[8], 2024 | 78/310 | 50:28 | (TA)7/7 (TA)7/6 (TA)6/6 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/+, +/- | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| Japan | Yamamoto et al[13], 1998 | 5/7 | 3:4 | (TA)7/7 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/+ | Exon 1 | c.1456T>G (p.Tyr486Asp) | +/+ (Exon 5) |
| 1/7 | (TA)7/7 | c.625C>T (p.Arg209Trp) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR | |||
| 1/7 | (TA)7/7 | c.686C>A (p.Pro229Gln) | +/- | Exon 1 | NR | NR | |||
| Taiwan | Huang et al[33], 2006 | 1/3 | 0:1 | NR | c.479T>A (p.Val160Glu) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| 1/3 | 0:1 | NR | c.610A>G (p.Met204Val) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR | ||
| 1/3 | 0:1 | NR | c.1456T>G (p.Tyr486Asp) | +/+ | Exon 5 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/- | ||
| Iran | Mohammadi Asl et al[20], 2013 | 8/12 | 4:4 | NR | c.238_240delAG | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| c.479T>A (p.Val160Glu) | +/+ | Exon 1 | NR | NR | |||||
| GS | |||||||||
| Africa | Horsfall et al[19], 2011 | 2616 | NR | (TA)7/7, (TA)7/8 | NR | NR | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| Sri Lanka | Premawardhena et al[34], 2003 | 229 | 115:114 | (TA)7/7 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| China | Wu et al[8], 2024 | 232/310 | 166:66 | (TA)7/7, (TA)7/6, (TA)6/6 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/+, +/- | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
| China | Gu et al[9], 2022 | 117 | NR | (TA)7/7 | c.211G>A (p.Gly71Arg) | +/+, +/- | Exon 1 | NR | NR |
- Citation: Isa HM, Abdulaal FA, Busehail MY, Kamal MH, Alaswad HA, Alshaikh FY, Aljassmi AA, Hijris AJ. UGT1A1-related disorders in Bahrain: A genetic and clinical overview of Crigler-Najjar and Gilbert syndromes. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(4): 121263
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