Khunton Wichajarn

Abstract Neonatal jaundice is most commonly caused by blood group incompatibility but may also result from hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) associated with heterozygous SPTB mutations. A retrospective descriptive study was conducted among 1,584 neonates presenting with jaundice over a 3-year period. Seventy-six neonates (4.8%) were diagnosed with HE, all carrying heterozygous SPTB mutations (Providence variant, n = 67; Buffalo variant, n = 9). Five had coexisting hemoglobinopathies.

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