Assertion: bilirubin | /r/CapableOf | accumulate in the circulation
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text: In newborn infants, or in individuals with abnormally high red cell lysis, or liver damage with obstruction of the bile duct, the bilirubin and its precursors accumulate in the circulation; the result is hyperbilirubinemia, the cause of the abnormal yellowish pigmentation of the eyes and tissues known as jaundice.