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Extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, acute bilirubin encephalopathy, and kernicterus spectrum disorder in children with galactosemia.
Pediatric research - 1 Aug 2018
Bech Laura F, Donneborg Mette Line, Lund Allan M, Ebbesen Finn
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BACKGROUND: Galactosemia has not been recognized as a cause of extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, although growing evidence supports this association. METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study, we identified children with galactosemia due to GALT deficiency using the Danish Metabolic Laboratory Database. Among these, we identified children with extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia or symptoms of ABE. Extreme...
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