Cord blood zinc protoporphyrin/heme ratio in minority neonates at risk for iron deficiency

Nicole L Baumann-Blackmore; Elizabeth Goetz; Sharon E Blohowiak; Olamide Zaka; Pamela J Kling

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.01.032

Cord blood zinc protoporphyrin/heme ratio in minority neonates at risk for iron deficiency

J Pediatr. 2008 Jul;153(1):133-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.01.032.

Authors

Nicole L Baumann-Blackmore¹, Elizabeth Goetz, Sharon E Blohowiak, Olamide Zaka, Pamela J Kling

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

PMID: 18571551
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.01.032

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

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

Substances

Protoporphyrins
zinc protoporphyrin
Heme
C-Reactive Protein
Ferritins