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A 3-day-old term infant, exclusively breastfed, develops jaundice. The serum bilirubin is 280 µmol/L (conjugated bilirubin is 10 µmol/L). The baby is otherwise well, feeding adequately, and has no signs of sepsis or haemolysis (Coombs test negative, normal Hb). What is the most likely cause of the jaundice?

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