Cord blood zinc protoporphyrin/heme ratio in minority neonates at risk for iron deficiency.
We measured cord blood zinc protoporphyrin/heme (ZnPP/H) and plasma ferritin in healthy African-American and Hispanic newborns, matched by gestation with Caucasian newborns. In these at-risk minorities, cord ZnPP/H was higher and plasma ferritin lower, supporting the feasibility of screening newborns at-risk for iron deficiency at birth.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Nicole L
NL
Baumann-Blackmore
Elizabeth
E
Goetz
Sharon E
SE
Blohowiak
Olamide
O
Zaka
Pamela J
PJ
Kling
D001741:Black or African American; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006418:Heme / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D011524:Protoporphyrins / Q000097:blood*; D012306:Risk
D011524:Protoporphyrins; C017803:zinc protoporphyrin; D006418:Heme; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D005293:Ferritins