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ERYTHROCYTE GLUCOSE 6‐PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY (G6PD TYPE A ‐ ) AND NEONATAL JAUNDICE
Author(s) -
BIENZLE U.,
EFFIONG C.,
LUZZATTO L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1976.tb04957.x
Subject(s) - jaundice , medicine , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , glucosephosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase , enzyme deficiency , population , pathogenesis , dehydrogenase , endocrinology , physiology , enzyme , biochemistry , biology , environmental health
. The association of erythrocyte G6PD deficiency (type A ‐ ) and hyperbilirubinaemia in two groups of Nigerian male newborns has been examined. The results provide evidence that the enzyme deficiency is the single most important factor in the pathogenesis of severe neonatal jaundice in this West African population.