Low glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme activity level at the time of hemolysis in a male neonate with the African type of deficiency.

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) levels are not usually drawn in the evaluation of black neonates with hyperbilirubinemia because of the oft-stated opinion that the levels may be normal at the time of hemolysis and thus will be misleading. In fact, this opinion is not applicable to newborns as many studies have shown that deficiency in the conjugating ability of the liver, not hemolysis, is the main cause...

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