Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 Mutation

We report our experience with a preterm infant with severe hemolytic jaundice who required exchange transfusion just after birth. The patient was negative for alloimmune hemolysis as a result of maternal–fetal blood type incompatibility, and tests for inherited defects in erythrocyte metabolism, mem...

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Main Authors: Seiichi Tomotaki, Hiroshi Mizumoto, Takayuki Hamabata, Akira Kumakura, Mitsutaka Shiota, Hiroshi Arai, Kazuhiro Haginoya, Daisuke Hata
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Hiroshi Mizumoto
Takayuki Hamabata
Akira Kumakura
Mitsutaka Shiota
Hiroshi Arai
Kazuhiro Haginoya
Daisuke Hata
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Hiroshi Mizumoto
Takayuki Hamabata
Akira Kumakura
Mitsutaka Shiota
Hiroshi Arai
Kazuhiro Haginoya
Daisuke Hata
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description We report our experience with a preterm infant with severe hemolytic jaundice who required exchange transfusion just after birth. The patient was negative for alloimmune hemolysis as a result of maternal–fetal blood type incompatibility, and tests for inherited defects in erythrocyte metabolism, membrane function, and hemoglobin synthesis were normal. We also performed a bone marrow examination, but could not identify the cause of hemolysis. The patient had several other complications, including porencephaly, epilepsy, elevated serum levels of creatine kinase, and persistent microscopic hematuria. Later, we detected a genetic mutation in COL4A1, which was recently found to be associated with hemolytic anemia. We therefore believe that all of the patient's clinical features, including hemolytic anemia, were due to the mutation in COL4A1. Genetic testing for COL4A1 mutations is recommended in neonates who exhibit hemolytic disease of unknown etiology, especially when other complications compatible with COL4A1-related disorders are present.
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spelling doaj-art-2d2c6e88da3240938c0f039da17358ed2025-08-20T01:51:00ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722016-12-0157652252510.1016/j.pedneo.2014.04.001Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 MutationSeiichi Tomotaki0Hiroshi Mizumoto1Takayuki Hamabata2Akira Kumakura3Mitsutaka Shiota4Hiroshi Arai5Kazuhiro Haginoya6Daisuke Hata7Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Morinomiya Hospital, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Osaka, JapanWe report our experience with a preterm infant with severe hemolytic jaundice who required exchange transfusion just after birth. The patient was negative for alloimmune hemolysis as a result of maternal–fetal blood type incompatibility, and tests for inherited defects in erythrocyte metabolism, membrane function, and hemoglobin synthesis were normal. We also performed a bone marrow examination, but could not identify the cause of hemolysis. The patient had several other complications, including porencephaly, epilepsy, elevated serum levels of creatine kinase, and persistent microscopic hematuria. Later, we detected a genetic mutation in COL4A1, which was recently found to be associated with hemolytic anemia. We therefore believe that all of the patient's clinical features, including hemolytic anemia, were due to the mutation in COL4A1. Genetic testing for COL4A1 mutations is recommended in neonates who exhibit hemolytic disease of unknown etiology, especially when other complications compatible with COL4A1-related disorders are present.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957214000655anemiaCOL4A1hemolysisjaundiceneonatetype IV collagen
spellingShingle Seiichi Tomotaki
Hiroshi Mizumoto
Takayuki Hamabata
Akira Kumakura
Mitsutaka Shiota
Hiroshi Arai
Kazuhiro Haginoya
Daisuke Hata
Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 Mutation
Pediatrics and Neonatology
anemia
COL4A1
hemolysis
jaundice
neonate
type IV collagen
title Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 Mutation
title_full Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 Mutation
title_fullStr Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 Mutation
title_full_unstemmed Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 Mutation
title_short Severe Hemolytic Jaundice in a Neonate with a Novel COL4A1 Mutation
title_sort severe hemolytic jaundice in a neonate with a novel col4a1 mutation
topic anemia
COL4A1
hemolysis
jaundice
neonate
type IV collagen
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957214000655
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