Cord blood G-6-PD activity by quantitative enzyme assay and fluorescent spot test in Chinese neonates

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency is a common X-linked recessive disorder among the Chinese population. Neonatal screening for this condition is important and with necessary precaution, enzyme deficient infants are less likely to develop severe haemolysis and subsequent kernicterus. Screening of G-6-PD deficiency by fluorescent spot test on cord blood samples of 1228 Chinese neonates revealed an incidence of 4.4% in males and 0.35% in females. Simultaneous direct enzyme assay confirmed the sensitivity and specificity of the spot test in the identification of male hemizygotes and female homozygotes. However, the spot test was unsatisfactory in detecting heterozygotes. Even quantitative enzyme assay could detect only 70% of the partially deficient subjects.     

Neonatal screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: sex distribution.

Eight hundred and six newborn infants at high risk for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency were screened; 30.2% of the boys and 10.4% of the girls had severe G-6-PD deficiency. Surprisingly, 14% of the enzyme deficient girls had a father from a low risk ethnic group. Girls of high risk mothers should be screened for G-6-PD deficiency regardless of paternal origin.     

Neonatal screening for Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Objective : This study was carried out to detect the incidence of erythrocytic Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency, to compare the incidence of hyperbilirubinernia in G-6-PD deficient neonates as compared to G-6-PD normal neonates and to asses the usefulness of neonatal screening for G-6-PD deficiency.Method : In a retrospective hospital based study 2,479 male and female neonates consecutively born at Indraprastha Apollo hospital between July 1998 to June 2003 who were screened for G-6-PD levels were evaluated for the incidence of G-6-PD deficiency.Results : Incidence of G-6-PD deficiency was found to be 2.0%. Incidence in males was 283% and femle was 1.05%. The incidence of hyperbilirubinemia was found to be 32% in G-6-PD deficient neonates which was significantly higher than the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates with normal G-6-PD, which was 12.3% (P<0.001).Conclusion : Our data suggests that neonatal screening for G-6-PD deficiency is a useful test for preventing and early treatment of complications associated with it.     

遗传因素在广西新生儿高胆红素血症中的作用

目的探讨UGT1A1 G71R突变、OATP2A388G突变和G-6-PD缺乏对在广西新生儿高胆红素血症发病的作用。方法用四氮唑蓝定量法（NBT法）测定G-6-PD酶活性。聚合酶链反应-等位基因特异性寡核苷酸探针点杂交（PCR-ASO）法确定G71R基因型。限制性片段长度多态性分析（RFLP）检测A388G基因型。测定109例新生儿脐血的G-6-PD活性及G71R基因型,其中101例同时检测了A388G基因型。据G-6-PD活性及G71R或A388G基因型分组,分析UGT1A1G71R突变、OATP2A388G突变和G-6-PD缺乏与足月新生儿高胆红素血症之间关系。结果G71R等位基因频率在G-6-PD缺乏组为22．03％,在G-6-PD正常组为28．00％。G-6-PD缺乏共存有G71R突变纯合子或杂合子的新生儿高胆红素血症发生率（95．50％）高于G-6-PD正常且G71R为野生型的新生儿（53．90％）,x^2=10．45,P=0．0012,前者发生高胆红素血症的机会比（95％可信区间）[OR（95％CI）]为18．00（2．12,152．9）。A388G等位基因频率在G-6-PD缺乏组为20．O％,在G-6-PD正常组为18．5％。G-6-PD缺乏共存有A388G突变新生儿的高胆红素血症发生率（90．0％）高于G-6-PD正常且A388G为野生型的新生）L（44．80％）,X2=10．39,P=0．0013,前者发生高胆红素血症的伽（95％CT）为11．08（2．15,56．48）。结论G71R突变与G-6-PD缺乏共存或A388G突变与G-6-PD缺乏共存对广西足月新生儿高胆红素血症的发生有协同作用。     

广西恭城县瑶族和汉族居民G-6-PD缺乏症发病率及基因频率的调查

目的研究广西恭城县瑶族和汉族居民的G-6-PD缺乏症发病率及基因频率。方法使用G-6-PD试纸法初筛,四氮唑蓝定量法测定确认的方法调查对2050名(男1126,女1124)瑶族和874名(男481,女393)汉族初中学生进行G-6-PD缺乏症的调查。结果瑶族男缺乏率5·75%(显著缺乏4·87%,中度缺乏0·97%),瑶族女性缺乏率1.95%(显著0·59%,中度1·36%),瑶族男女合并总缺乏率为3·85%;瑶族男性基因频率为:0·057,瑶族女性杂合子的估计值为10·84%:汉族男性缺乏率7·06%(显著缺乏6·03%,中度缺乏1·04%),汉族女性缺乏率3·56%(显著0·76%,中度2·80%),汉族男女合并总缺乏率为5·49%;汉族男性基因频率为0·0706,汉族女性杂合子的估计值为13·12%;全县瑶族和汉族合并缺乏率为4·34%。结论恭城县G-6-PD缺乏发病率,瑶族比汉族的稍低,但民族间的差异比地域间的差异相对要小。     

Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase status of newborns and adults in eastern Libya

One hundred and twenty cord and 320 venous blood samples were collected from Libyan newborns and adults respectively for the estimation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) activity by a screening technique and by quantitative estimation. The mean (S.D.) enzyme activity in the non-deficient neonates and adults was 1.13 (0.23) and 0.87 (0.21) IU/ml RBC/min respectively. The incidence of G-6-PD deficiency in the male population was 2.8%. The enzyme activity in the deficient male population ranged from 0-19.5%; none of them was symptomatic or had haematological abnormality. Of the female subjects 1.8% had enzyme activity of 50-65%. The frequency of enzyme deficiency appears to be low compared with that found in other Arab populations and is comparable with the incidence in other mediterranean countries.     

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and kernicterus of South-East anatolia

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the rate of kernicterus, and physical and laboratory examination findings in hyperbilirubinemic infants with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was carried out in the Dicle University Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit between June 2005 and June 2006. Out of 56 male neonates who needed an exchange transfusion due to hyperbilirubinemia, 10 with G-6-PD deficiency were included in the study. Maternal age, gestational age, route of delivery, birth weight, age at the time of admission, and treatment and outcome were recorded. Laboratory investigations included determination of direct and indirect serum bilirubin concentrations, blood group typing, direct Coomb test, complete blood count, blood smear, thyroid-stimulating hormone, T4, C-reactive protein, urine analysis, and G-6-PD level. RESULTS: Out of 56 male neonates requiring exchange transfusion, 10 had G-6-PD deficiency (18%). In G-6-PD deficient neonates, other factors known to cause hyperbilirubinemia were excluded. The mean gestational age and the mean maternal age was 38.2+/-1.0 weeks and 31.3+/-5.9 years, respectively. The mean bilirubin level was 42.1+/-13.7 mg/dL. Four patients required a second exchange transfusions, and only 1 transfusion was sufficient for the remaining patients. Five patients (55%) developed kernicterus. CONCLUSIONS: Early detection of G-6-PD deficiency in the affected newborns may be important for reducing the risk of severe hyperbilirubinemia, kernicterus, and the need for exchange transfusion.     

Leucocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) activity in G-6-PD deficient subjects

The activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) in leucocytes was studied in the following groups of Greek people.Group 1: 43 male children and 16 male students with mean values of enzyme activity of 27.7±16.6 units and 24.6±5.6 units, respectively.Group 2: 15 G-6-PD deficient male children who had never experienced an acute haemolytic episode with a mean value of 10.8±4.6 units.Group 3: 19 G-6-PD deficient male children during favism and 3 months after the haemolytic crisis with mean values of 8±4 units and 9.2±1.9 units, respectively.Group 4: 19 mothers of children from group 3 who by definition were carriers of G-6-PD deficiency had a mean value of 18.2±8.2 units.The difference between means for group 1 and groups 2, 3 and 4 is highly significant (P<0.001).Therefore the enzymatic defect in Greek people is not limited to the erythrocytes but can be also demonstrated in leucocytes.     

Cord plasma alpha-fetoprotein values and neonatal jaundice

Umbilical cord plasma alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) values were determined in 127 infants with hyperbilirubinemia (56 glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficient and 71 G-6-PD normal) and 136 control subjects (73 G-6-PD deficient and 63 G-6-PD normal). The mean alpha-fetoprotein value of 173 +/- 35.2 (SD) mg/L for the group of infants with hyperbilirubinemia was significantly greater than that (122 +/- 21.7 mg/L) for the control infants (P less than .001). G-6-PD status and sex did not significantly affect the alpha-fetoprotein values. Using an alpha-fetoprotein level of 130 mg/L as a "cut-off" value, the incidence of false-positive results was 25.5% and the incidence of false-negative results was 11.8%. This test can be used as a screening procedure to detect infants at high risk for hyperbilirubinemia.     

Acute haemolytic anaemia in typhoid fever

Summary Two G-6-PD deficient children with typhoid fever complicated by acute haemolytic anaemia are reported. One of them had the rare complication of haemoglobinuria. The role of typhoid infection versus chloramphenicol treatment in causing haemolysis in G-6-PD deficiency is discussed. From the Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.     

G-6-PD缺陷与新生儿高胆、婴幼儿贫血及婴儿肝炎综合征关系的调查

广西是我国Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷高发区。Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷发病的主要表现为急慢性溶血性贫血和由此而产生的高间胆红素血症及胆汁郁积。近十年我院门诊及病房４４０例患儿：２３７例新生儿高间胆包括核黄症后遗症患儿。Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷检出率达６９．６％，其中显著缺陷４３．９％（１０４／２３７），中间值２５．７％（６１／２３７）；１０３例３个月以下的婴儿贫血原因待查患儿，Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷检出率达５９．２２％（３６／１０３）；１００例婴儿肝炎综合征患儿，Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷检出率达１８％（１８／１００）。Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷男女经例为２．３７：１。６７例进行家系调查，２８例Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷男婴，母亲检出率为６７．８％（１８／２８）；１４例Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷女婴，父亲检出率４３％（６／１４），母亲检出率５０％（７／１４）。说明了在我区Ｇ－６－ＰＤ缺陷是引起新生儿高间胆以及核黄痊后遗症、婴幼儿贫血较常见而且重要原因之一。     

Relationship between Exposure to Icterogenic Agents, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Neonatal Jaundice in Nigeria

ABSTRACT. In a study of the relationship between exposure to icterogenic agents, G-6-PD deficiency and severe neonatal jaundice (NNJ) (serum bilirubin 3±205 umol/I) in 234 Nigerian term male neonates, 106 infants with severe NNJ and 128 controls, it was found that 62.3 % of the jaundiced infants and 13.3 % of the infants without NNJ were G6PD deficient (p<0.01). The proportion of infants exposed to icterogenic agents in the two groups was very similar (p<0.5). There was a strong association between exposure to icterogenic agents and NNJ in 83 G6PD deficient infants (p<0.01), but there was no association between exposure to icterogenic agents and NNJ in the whole group of 234 infants or in 151 infants with normal G6PD status. It is concluded that there is an association between genetically determined G-6-PD deficiency and exogenous agents in causing severe NNJ in Nigerian infants.     

运用PCR-DGGE技术检测葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶缺乏的初步研究

目的：运用多聚酶链反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳（PCR-DGGE）技术检测葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶（G-6-PD）缺乏患者及基因携带者基因变异,探讨其对该病的诊断和研究价值。方法：提取G-6-PD缺乏症患者及其家系（患者父亲和/或母亲等）的外周血RNA,逆转录合成cDNA后,选取第11至12外显子部分cDNA片段进行PCR-DGGE,观察其电泳行为,将电泳行为异常的标本进行基因测序,最后做出基因诊断。结果:：36个家系中33个家系发现G-6-PD基因在1304至1520片段出现PCR-DGGE多种异常电泳区带。9例母亲G-6-PD/6-PGD比值低于1.00,其中3例比值低于0.50,而且PCR-DGGE电泳行为一致,基因测序发现为双重杂合子;比值正常的G-6-PD缺乏基因携带者母亲均为单杂合子。该片段基因测序发现3个突变位点分别为：C1311T,G1376T,G1388A。各基因突变的位点有其特殊的电泳行为。结论：PCR-DGGE技术是一种敏感性高、可靠性强的筛查基因突变的方法。在临床研究G-6-PD缺乏,特别是常规诊断技术不能发现的女性G-6-PD缺乏基因携带者的检测中具有很强的应用价值。［中国当代儿科杂志,2007,9（6）：529-532］     

不同G-6-PD活性新生儿光疗致溶血机制及其预防

目的探讨不同G6PD活性新生儿光疗溶血机制及预防。方法将G6PD正常与缺陷光疗患儿随机分为维生素E干预组和对照组,测定比较超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、丙二醛(MDA)、活性氧(ROS)、总胆红素(TB)、血红蛋白(Hb)及光疗指数。结果光疗前G6PD缺陷组比正常组SOD和Hb低,ROS高;光疗中G6PD缺陷干预组比正常干预组SOD高,MDA低,光疗指数小,G6PD缺陷对照组比正常对照组ROS、MDA高,光疗指数大(各组比较均P<0.01或P<0.05)。光疗后G6PD缺陷对照组Hb下降,并比干预组低,G6PD正常两组Hb均下降,干预组比对照组高(各组比较均P<0.01或P<0.05)。结论光疗可致抗氧化能力下降,脂质过氧化损伤致G6PD缺陷光疗者溶血更突出,维生素E干预更有效。     

Relationship between exposure to icterogenic agents, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and neonatal jaundice in Nigeria

In a study of the relationship between exposure to icterogenic agents, G-6-PD deficiency and severe neonatal jaundice (NNJ) (serum bilirubin greater than or equal to 205 mumol/l) in 234 Nigerian term male neonates, 106 infants with severe NNJ and 128 controls, it was found that 62.3% of the jaundiced infants and 13.3% of the infants without NNJ were G6PD deficient (p less than 0.01). The proportion of infants exposed to icterogenic agents in the two groups was very similar (p greater than or equal to 0.5). There was a strong association between exposure to icterogenic agents and NNJ in 83 G6PD deficient infants (p less than 0.01), but there was no association between exposure to icterogenic agents and NNJ in the whole group of 234 infants or in 151 infants with normal G6PD status. It is concluded that there is an association between genetically determined G-6-PD deficiency and exogenous agents in causing severe NNJ in Nigerian infants.     

(TA)n UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 promoter polymorphism in Nigerian neonates

Nigerian neonates have a high incidence of bilirubin encephalopathy. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency is prevalent in this population. (TA)7 promoter polymorphism in the gene encoding the bilirubin conjugating enzyme UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) potentiates hyperbilirubinemia in G-6-PD deficient neonates. We studied (TA)n allele frequency to determine, at least in part, its contribution to the frequency and severity of hyperbilirubinemia. DNA was extracted from umbilical cord blood of sequentially born Nigerian neonates and the (TA)n UGT1A1 promoter sequence determined. The (TA)n allele distribution was compared with reported adults of varying African ancestry and Sephardic Jewish neonates. Among 88 Nigerian neonates, (TA)6 and (TA)7 alleles were almost equally distributed (0.46 and 0.43, respectively). Some individuals with (TA)5 and (TA)8 sequences were encountered. Allele distribution was similar to that of the African ancestry population but differed from the Sephardic Jewish newborns, in whom the (TA)6/(TA)7 distribution was 0.65/0.35. Whereas 45% of Nigerian alleles and 50% of African ancestry alleles, respectively, included a (TA)7 or (TA)8 sequence, only 35% of Jewish alleles were (TA)7 (p < 0.001), and no (TA)8 alleles were encountered. The high frequency of (TA)n promoter polymorphism, coupled with G-6-PD deficiency, may contribute to the pathogenesis of extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in Nigeria.     

THE RISK OF JAUNDICE IN GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENT BABIES EXPOSED TO MENTHOL

Abstract. Olowe, S. A. and Ransome-Kuti, O. (Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria). The risk of jaundice in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase babies exposed to menthol. Acta Paediatr Scand, 69:341, 1980.—A major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in Lagos, Nigeria, is severe neonatal jaundice seen in G-6-PD deficient babies. The observation that the jaundice is more severe in outpatient than in inpatient babies suggests that its cause is exogenous. "Mentholated" powder which is commonly used in many clinics and at home to dress umbilical cords was suspected to be the offending agent. A controlled study of the effects of one of these powders was carried out on 60 consecutive G-6-PD deficient babies. In 30 of them the umbilical cords were dressed daily with the powder while the remaining half who were untreated served as controls. The treated babies developed statistically more significant jaundice than the controls. Inability of neonates to conjugate menthol in this power is probably responsible for the jaundice developed by these G-6-PD deficient babies. It is concluded that the use of menthol and/or camphor-containing commercial products on neonates be discontinued, especially in communities where the incidence of G-6-PD deficiency is high as the use of such products may be contributing to the severity of neonatal jaundice.     

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Sephardic-Jewish neonates: incidence, severity, and the effect of phototherapy.

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency is frequently associated with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, and sometimes kernicterus, often in the absence of any identifiable trigger or hematological evidence of hemolysis. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence and severity of, and the effect of phototherapy on, jaundice in G 6-PD-deficient vs G-6-PD-normal neonates in the Sephardic-Jewish community. Healthy term newborns, born to mothers of families stemming from geographic areas known to be "at risk" for G-6-PD deficiency, were screened for the condition and surveyed for hyperbilirubinemia. Seventy-five G-6-PD-deficient neonates formed the study group, while 266 neonates with normal levels of the enzyme formed the control group. Neonates with any other identifiable cause for jaundice were excluded. Phototherapy was commenced when the serum bilirubin levels reached 16 mg/dL (274 mumol/L) or more, and it was discontinued at 12 mg/dL (205 mumol/L) or less. Hyperbilirubinemia developed in 27 (36%) of the deficient neonates (serum total bilirubin greater than 13.9 mg/dL [238 mumol/L]), compared with 50 (18.8%) of control neonates (P = .002), while 20 (26.7%) of the study group required phototherapy, compared with 31 (11.7%) of control neonates (P = .002). Two neonates in the study group required exchange transfusion (serum bilirubin greater than 20 mg/dL [342 mumol/L]), vs 0 in the control group (not significant).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

β-Thalassemia trait and hyperbilirubinemia in G-6-PD deficient newborn infants

Hb A₂ was determined in 50 subjects with erythrocyte G-6-PD deficiency who presented with hyperbilirubinemia in the neonatal period and in 100 non-hyperbilirubinemic G-6-PD deficient newborn infants, at the age of 12 months or more. Six subjects in the first group and 13 in the second were found to be carriers of the -thalassemia trait. Statistical analysis of the data did not show any significant difference between the two groups. It seems that the -thalassemia trait does not provide any protection against neonatal hyperbilirubinemia associated with G-6-PD deficiency.     

葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶缺乏症患儿G-6-PDmRNA表达的研究

目的：检测葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶(G-6-PD)缺乏症患者及其家系成员的G-6-PDmRNA表达水平,从转录水平探讨其可能的发病机制。方法：提取G-6-PD缺乏症患者及其直系家属(患者父亲和/或母亲等)外周血RNA,采用逆转录方法形成cDNA后,运用逆转录实时定量PCR(QuantitativeReal-TimePCR,QRT-PCR)技术,测定G-6-PDmRNA的表达量。使用SPSS10.0统计分析软件将3组进行组间两两比较。结果：G-6-PD缺乏症患儿组mRNA表达量为0.57±0.19,父系组为0.74±0.21,母系组为0.67±0.21,患儿组与父系组比较t=-3.18,(P<0.01);与母系组比较t=-2.54,(P<0.05)。结论：G-6-PD缺乏症患者的G-6-PD基因发生突变后其G-6-PDmRNA表达量发生了改变,提示该病的发生与在转录水平上发生变化有关,在G-6-PD缺乏症的发病过程中起到一定的作用。