Background: “Kernicterus” historically describes the unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) accumulation in selective brain regions, leading to neurological damage in hyperbilirubinemic newborn babies ...

Objective: Genetic factors are implicated in pathogenesis of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The present study was conducted to determine the frequency of (TA)n promoter polymorphism and Gly71Arg ...

The patient was discharged with a tentative diagnosis of congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. She was readmitted to the hospital at 8 months of age for further evaluation. An intensive ...

Race: East Asian, Arabic, Chinese, Mediterranean (parental risk for G6PD deficiency and other inheritable disorders) Family history of elevated unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (e.g., Gilbert's ...