19 Michael Michael Kaplan Kaplan Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in African American Males: the importance of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in African American Males: the importance of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency J Pediatrie J Pediatrie 2006 2006 149 149 83 83 8 8. The gene discussed is G6PD; the disease is Hyperbilirubinemia.