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The Le(a) antigen and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in Taiwan.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1995
Lin M, Shieh S H, Hwang F Y, Broadberry R E, Liang D C
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal jaundice is known to be more severe in Taiwanese infants than in Caucasian infants. Although ABO fetomaternal incompatibility and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency have been shown to play a role in the etiology of neonatal jaundice in some Taiwanese infants, the etiology in the majority of cases is unknown. In this study we found that in Taiwanese newborn infants, the red cell Le(a) antigen...
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