Gilbert's Syndrome: Genetic Disorders

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Everyone can be diagnosed with a genetic disorder. Although some are luckier than others and do not have genetic mutations that are shown on the outside. Most common disorders people are aware of are Down Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington’s disease and many more but what people do not know is that there are many uncommon internal disorders that are happening to people every day.
Gilbert’s Syndrome is one of the many internal genetic disorders people can inherit. Gilbert’s Syndrome is a harmless metabolic disorder where the liver cannot process bilirubin properly. Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment that is made when the body breaks down old or worn out blood cells. This pigment travels through the bloodstream to the liver. Normally the liver

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