This condition is associated with a defect in the ability of hepatocytes to secrete conjugated bilirubin into the bile, and is similar to Rotor syndrome.
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These two types, along with Gilbert's syndrome, Dubin Johnson syndrome, and Rotor syndrome, make up the five known hereditary defects in bilirubin metabolism.
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He trained further at Johns Hopkins University's medical school, publishing a paper on a rare form of hyperbilirubinaemia ( jaundice ) now known as " Rotor syndrome ".