What Is Gilbert's Disease?
7. Who’s At Risk
As a genetic condition, Gilbert’s disease is not something that can be contracted. People that are not born with it will never go on the develop the condition later in life. As mentioned, those people that will have Gilbert’s syndrome are those that have two parents with the faulty gene.
Gilbert’s disease is also more likely to be found in males, but it can be found in both sexes. When the symptoms of the condition do appear, they are not likely to appear until the patient reaches puberty. This is because bilirubin production increases at this time, meaning jaundice is more likely to appear.
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