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[Neonatal screening of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in umbilical cord blood].
Annales de biologie clinique - 1 Jan 2000
Kaddari F, Sawadogo M, Sancho J, Lelong M, Jaby D, Paulin C, Nkana K, Cailliez M
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most frequent enzyme deficiency. It is a sex-linked genetic disease concerning mostly african, mediterranean and far-eastern populations. The main clinical expression is a hemolytic anemia which can be acute or chronic. During the neonatal period the disease may manifest as neonatal jaundice. We have been asked by the neonate department to set up a blood...
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