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Predictive inability of cord zinc, magnesium and copper levels on the development of benign hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn
Author(s) -
Pintov Shai,
Kohelet David,
Arbel Eliana,
Goldberg Michael
Publication year - 1992
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.1651-2227.1992.tb12125.x
Subject(s) - medicine , magnesium , zinc , bilirubin , cord , copper , cord blood , serum bilirubin , endocrinology , gastroenterology , surgery , metallurgy , materials science
Cord serum concentrations of zinc, magnesium and copper were determined in 90 healthy term infants. The infants were divided by peak bilirubin values into an icteric group (peak bilirubin > 136 μmol/1) ( n = 21) and a control group (peak bilirubin ≤ 136 μmol/)( n = 69). Mean cord serum zinc, magnesium and copper concentrations in the icteric group did not differ from those of the control group. Furthermore, no significant correlation was found between peak serum bilirubin concentrations and cord serum concentrations of these three elements. We conclude that cord serum concentrations of zinc, magnesium or copper are not useful in predicting which neonates will develop hyperbilirubinemia.