title: Black race is not protective against hazardous bilirubin levels.
abstract: Although black race is considered protective against hyperbilirubinemia, black infants appear at increased risk of kernicterus. We found that although black infants have a lower risk of developing total serum bilirubin levels ≥ 20 mg/dL than white infants, they appear at greater risk of developing levels ≥ 30 mg/dL.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. wickremasinghea@peds.ucsf.edu
authors: Andrea C
authors: AC
authors: Wickremasinghe
authors: Michael W
authors: MW
authors: Kuzniewicz
authors: Thomas B
authors: TB
authors: Newman
mesh_terms: D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood*; D044383:Black People; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin