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Fluorescence sensor for the quantification of unbound bilirubin concentrations.
Clinical chemistry - 1 May 2012
Huber Andrew H, Zhu Baolong, Kwan Thomas, Kampf J Patrick, Hegyi Thomas, Kleinfeld Alan M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hyperbilirubinemia in jaundiced neonates is routinely assessed by use of total serum bilirubin. However, the unbound or free form (B(f)), not total bilirubin, crosses the blood-brain barrier and can be neurotoxic. Although the peroxidase-mediated oxidation of bilirubin can be used to measure plasma concentrations of B(f), this measurement is relatively complex and the assay is not routinely used. We...
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