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Hyperbilirubinemia Due to Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in a Newborn Chinese Infant
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1963
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Electrolyte DisorderMetabolic DisorderHealthy Chinese AdultsPathologyG-6-pd DeficiencyHematologyNewborn Chinese InfantHyperbilirubinemia DueMetabolismHealth SciencesGlucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase DeficiencyInherited Metabolic DiseaseClinical NutritionMaternal HealthPediatric EndocrinologyPhysiologyPediatricsFetal ComplicationMedicine
A case of hyperbilirubinemia in a newborn Chinese infant, due to G-6-PD deficiency, is presented. Family study revealed two severely affected maternal uncles. The mother, maternal grandmother, two maternal aunts, and four female cousins appeared to be heterozygous female carriers. In a small survey of 53 healthy Chinese adults, moderate to severe G-6-PD deficiency was found in three males, or an incidence of approximately 5.6%.