Hossain Nasirian

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Original Article   
  Distribution of ABO Blood Groups and Rhesus (Rh) System in Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficient New-borns: A Regional Study in Iran
  Author(s): Saeedeh Tarvij Eslami, Hossain Nasirian*, Seyedehsara Bayesh, Marjan Mohamad Nuri and Nasrin Habibian
  
  Background: Glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common inherited disorder in Iran and may cause neonatal jaundice in some conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the distribution of ABO blood groups and Rh in G6PD deficient newborns in Iran, Mashhad. Materials and Methods: This case-control multi central study was conducted on 150 icteric newborns who admitted to the NICU of educational hospitals in North-East state of Iran, Mashhad. G6PD deficiency was evaluated and case and control groups were considered of 50 icteric newborns with G6PD deficiency and 100 icteric newborns with normal levels of enzyme. Distribution of ABO blood groups and Rh were evaluated in G6PD deficient newborns and compared to controls. The prevalence of hemolysis was compared in two groups as well. Results: Pr.. Read More»