ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Key words Hyperbilirubinemia
;
Neonatal jaundice
;
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The pathogenesis of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia has not yet been completely defined in normal and glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient newborns. The recent identification of a variant promoter in the gene encoding for the bilirubin uridine-diphosphoglucuronosyl-transferase (UGT-1 A) associated with Gilbert's syndrome, allowed us to explore whether the presence of this variant promoter is a risk factor for the development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in normal newborns and in association with G6PD deficiency. We found that the variant (TA)7/(TA)7 promoter shows no statistically significant difference in normal or G6PD-deficient newborns developing severe hyperbilirubinemia and in control subjects from the same population. This finding indicates that the variant promoter of UGT-1 A does not contribute to the development of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004310051241
