Abstract | BACKGROUND AND AIM: MATERIALS AND METHODS: This case-control study was conducted in Amirkola pediatrics teaching hospital, Babol, Iran. A total number of one hundred four infants were included in the study (51 infants with neonatal jaundice and Gloucose-6- Phosphate Dehydrogenase ( G6PD) deficiency admitted to phototherapy or transfusion were selected as the case group and 53 infants with Gloucose-6- Phosphate Dehydrogenase ( G6PD) deficiency admitted for other reasons than jaundice were selected as the control group). Exclusion criteria were ABO or Rh incompatibility or other reasons that made Coombs test positive, sepsis, hepatosplenomegaly, metabolic diseases, medical treatment and phototherapy. The promoter and coding regions of Uridine diphosphate Glucuronosyl Transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) of genomic DNA were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) isolated from leukocytes. We used chi-square test and t-test to compare cases and controls. RESULTS: Distribution of Gilbert genome was not significantly different between the two groups; among cases, 33.3% were homozygote, 35.3% heterozygote, and 31.4% normal. Among controls, 22.6% were homozygote, 34% heterozygote, and 43.4% normal (p-value=xxx). Hyperbilirubinemia family history didn't differ significantly between these two groups. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Yadollah Zahedpasha, Mousa Ahmadpour, Haleh Akhavan Niaki, Ehsan Alaee |
Journal | Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR
(J Clin Diagn Res)
Vol. 8
Issue 3
Pg. 63-5
(Mar 2014)
ISSN: 2249-782X [Print] India |
PMID | 24783083
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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