Effect of neonatal reticulocytosis on glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity and G6PD deficiency detection: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Thanaporn Pimpakan, Punchalee Mungkalasut, Pornchinee Tansakul, Makamas Chanda, Watcharapong Jugnam-Ang, Supamas Charucharana, Poonlarp Cheepsunthorn, Suthat Fucharoen, Santi Punnahitananda, Chalisa Louicharoen Cheepsunthorn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Pediatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03740-1
Popis: Abstract Background Screening for G6PD deficiency in newborns can help prevent severe hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, and bilirubin encephalopathy, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). It has been speculated that the presence of a high number of reticulocytes in newborns interferes with the diagnosis of G6PD deficiency since reticulocytes contain higher amounts of G6PD enzyme than mature erythrocytes. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to assess the effect of reticulocytosis in the determination of blood G6PD activity in Thai newborns by using a novel automated UV-based enzymatic assay and to validate the performance of this assay for the detection of G6PD deficiency in newborn samples. Methods The levels of reticulocytes and G6PD activity were measured in blood samples collected from 1,015 newborns. G6PD mutations were identified using TaqMan® SNP genotyping assay, PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP), and direct sequencing. The correlation between the levels of reticulocytes and G6PD activity was examined. The performance of the automated method was compared with that of the fluorescent spot test (FST) and the standard quantitative assay. Results The automated assay detected G6PD deficiency in 6.5% of the total newborn subjects compared to 5.3% and 6.1% by the FST and the standard method, respectively. The minor allele frequencies (MAFs) of G6PD Viangchan G871A , G6PD Mahidol G487A , and G6PD Union C1360T were 0.066, 0.005, and 0.005, respectively. The reticulocyte counts in newborns with G6PD deficiency were significantly higher than those in normal male newborns (p
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