Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Background: Jaundice is affecting over 60-80 percent of neonates in the first week of life. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, which is an important cause of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia, can lead to hemolytic anemia, jaundice and kernicterus. The present study was performed to de...

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Main Authors: Ezzat Khodashenas, Farnaz Kalani-Moghaddam, Zohreh Araghi, Mahvan Khodaparast, Zahra Yazdani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Neonatology
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Online Access:http://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_4897_a97da5258c520da00c0ed68b2a50697a.pdf