Augustin Nicolas Gilbert (February 15, 1858 - March 4, 1927) was a French physician who was born in the town of Buzancy. He received his doctorate from the University of Paris and became an intern at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. He later was a professor of therapeutics (1902) and clinical medicine (1905) at Hôtel-Dieu. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: ) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganised as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, is regarded as the oldest hospital in the city of Paris. ... Medicine on the Web NLM (National Library of Medicine, contains resources for patients and healthcare professionals) Virtual Hospital (digital health sciences library by the University of Iowa) Online Medical Dictionary Collection of links to free medical resources Categories: Medicine | Health ...

Gilbert was known for his research of blood diseases, diabetes, syphilis, cirrhosis and other disorders. He published many articles and books on a wide array of medical subjects. With Jean Alfred Fournier (1832-1914) he published Bibliothèque rouge de l'étudiant en médecine, and with Paul Camille Hippolyte Brouardel (1837-1906) he published the 10-volume Traité de médecine et de Thérapeutique. Also with neurologist Maurice Villaret (1877-1946) he did extensive research of portal hypertension. This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive loss of liver function. ... Jean Alfred Fournier {born March 12, 1832, died 1914) was a French dermatologist who specialized in the study of venereal diseases. ... Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it. ... In medicine, portal hypertension is hypertension (high blood pressure) in the portal vein and its branches. ...

Gilbert is remembered for his description of a fairly common hereditary cause of increased bilirubin. Today this disorder is known as Gilbert's syndrome and is believed to be caused by a deficiency of the enzyme glucuronosyltransferase. Bilirubin is a yellow breakdown product of heme catabolism. ... It has been suggested that Gilbert syndrome be merged into this article or section. ... Ribbon diagram of the enzyme TIM, surrounded by the space-filling model of the protein. ... Uridine 5-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase (UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, UGT) is a naturally-occurring enzyme (EC 2. ...

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