Tomohiro Sameshima, Mariko Ashina, Takuya Fukuda, Takumi Kido, Shinya Abe, Yuko Watanabe, Itsuko Sato, Yoshihiko Yano, Kenji Tanimura, Hiroaki Nagase, Kandai Nozu, Kazumichi Fujioka
Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) is avitamin K (VK) deficiency indicator in neonates. However, PIVKA-II detection frequency in neonatal blood at birth and the correlation between PIVKA-II and gestational age are unclear. We retrospectively analyzed infants admitted to our institution between June 1, 2018, and March 31, 2022, whose clinical and PIVKA-II data were available, and classified them into preterm and term infant groups. Overall incidence of PIVKA-II-positive cases (≥ 50 mAU/mL) was 42...
January 9, 2024: Scientific Reports