Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / diagnosis*
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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / ethnology
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Black or African American
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C-Reactive Protein / biosynthesis
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Case-Control Studies
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Female
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Ferritins / blood*
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Fetal Blood / metabolism*
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Heme / biosynthesis*
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Hispanic or Latino
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Iron Deficiencies*
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Male
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Neonatal Screening
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Protoporphyrins / blood*
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Risk
Substances
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Protoporphyrins
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zinc protoporphyrin
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Heme
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C-Reactive Protein
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Ferritins