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Beta-glucuronidase and hyperbilirubinemia in breast-Fed babies
A La Torre1, G Targioni, F F Rubaltelli
1Department of Neonatology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Italy.
Biology of the Neonate
|December 16, 1998
Abstract:
In the present study we analyzed breast milk samples from mothers of breast-fed, healthy, term babies with unexplained prolonged jaundice for beta-glucuronidase activity. The differences of enzyme activity were not statistically significant in comparison to a control group of nonjaundiced newborns. We conclude that beta-glucuronidase is not the only cause of prolonged jaundice in neonates.