Article
Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency and its correlation with other risk factors in jaundiced newborns in Southern Brazil.
Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine - 1 Apr 2011
Carvalho Clarissa Gutiérrez, Castro Simone Martins, Santin Ana Paula, Zaleski Carina, Carvalho Felipe Gutiérrez, Giugliani Roberto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and neonatal jaundice. METHODS: Prospective, observational case-control study was conducted on 490 newborns admitted to Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre for phototherapy, who all experienced 35 or more weeks of gestation, from March to December 2007. Enzymatic screening of G6PD activity was performed, followed...
Topics
- Brazil
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Jaundice, Neonatal
- Male
- Mutation
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors