title: Cord plasma alpha-fetoprotein values and neonatal jaundice.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D012846:Singapore; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins