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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 81:F56-F60 doi:10.1136/fn.81.1.F56
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Neonatal bilirubin production, reflected by carboxyhaemoglobin concentrations, in Down’s syndrome

Table 2

Day 3 studies (serum total bilirubin, tHb, and COHbc) performed on subset of Down’s syndrome and control neonates

Parmeter Down’s syndrome
n=19
Controls n=32 Significance
Serum total bilirubin (μmol/l) 214 (63) 172 (54) p=0.015
tHb (g/l) 211 (25) 202 (20) NS
COHbc (% of tHb) 0.92 (0.24) 0.63 (0.17) p<0.0001
  • Data supplied as mean (SD).

  • NS: No significant difference.

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