Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency is the most prevalent enzymopathy in mankind. It has sex-linked in­heritance. This enzyme exists in all cells.  G6PD deficiency increases the sensitivity of red blood cells to oxidative dam­age. G6PD deficiency was discovered in 1950 when some peop...

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Main Authors: DD Farhud, L Yazdanpanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2008