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Erythrocyte Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is common among several ethnic groups such as the Sephardic Jews, the Mediteranean people, the Negroes and the orientals including the Chinese [1]. The incidence in southern Chinese populations is estimated to be between 3.7 and 5.5% [2, 3]. In the neonatal period, severe hyperbilirubinaemia has frequently been associated with the condition. A number of precipitating factors have been identified but in the majority of cases acute haemolysis is often spontaneous and unprovoked [4].
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Yeung, CY. (1985). Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia. In: Eeckels, R.E., Ransome-Kuti, O., Kroonenberg, C.C. (eds) Child Health in the Tropics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5012-2_27
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