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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency [PDF]

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 2016
AbstractGlucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is 1 of the commonest human enzymopathies, caused by inherited mutations of the X-linked gene G6PD. G6PD deficiency makes red cells highly vulnerable to oxidative damage, and therefore susceptible to hemolysis.
Rosario Notaro, Lucio Luzzatto
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency presented with convulsion: a rare case

Hematology Reports, 2014
Red blood cells carry oxygen in the body and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase protects these cells from oxidative chemicals. If there is a lack of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, red blood cells can go acute hemolysis.
Alparslan Merdin, Fatma Avci, Nihal Guzelay   +2 more
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Glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and psychotic illness

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2012
Mr. T, a 28-year-old unmarried male, a diagnosed case of Glucose-6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency since childhood, presented with 13 years of psychotic illness and disturbed biological functions.
Vijender Singh, Nand Kishore, Deepak Kumar, Somnath Sengupta   +3 more
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Ischemic Priapism Associated with Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report [PDF]

Oman Medical Journal
Ischemic priapism is a male urologic emergency. Most cases have been linked to genetic conditions such as sickle cell disease and (much more rarely) glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, and the use of certain drugs. Here, we report the case of a
Noor Nabi Junejo, Muhammad Humza Kamal, Shahid Aquil, Joseph Kunju Mathew   +3 more
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Incidence of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency among Swedish Newborn Infants

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2019
Sweden has 10.2 million inhabitants and more than 2.4 million have a foreign background. A substantial number of immigrants come from countries where glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDD) is frequent.
Annika Ohlsson, Katarina Rehnholm, Kumar Shubham, Ulrika von Döbeln   +3 more
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Coronavirus Disease 2019 [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023
Eugene Merzon, Shlomo Vinker, Eli Magen   +2 more
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FREQUENCY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS IN CHILDREN WITH GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (G6PD) DEFICIENCY [PDF]

The Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2007
A prospective study was carried out to evaluate the frequency of toxoplasmosis in children with glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency at Basrah General Hospital and Basrah Maternity and Children Hospital for 1 year (from October 2004 - October ...
Ghalib Noori, Aida Abdulkareem, Sawsan Issa Habeeb   +2 more
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency presenting with rhabdomyolysis in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is a rarely recognized predisposing factor for rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis with coronavirus disease 2019 has been increasingly seen during the pandemic.
Regina Yu, Chien-Rong Chen, Darci Evans, Xin Qing, Moran Gotesman, Gangadarshni Chandramohan, Thomas Kallay, Henry J. Lin, Tiffany P. Pedigo   +8 more
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Glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: not exclusively in males [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2016
Key Clinical MessageGlucose‐6‐phosphate (G6PD) deficiency is the most common human enzyme defect, often presenting with neonatal jaundice and/or acute hemolytic anemia, triggered by oxidizing agents. G6PD deficiency is an X‐linked, hereditary disease, mainly affecting men, but should also be considered in females with an oxidative hemolysis.
van den Broek, Leonie, Heylen, Evelien, van den Akker, Machiel   +2 more
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Manifestation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in the wake of new-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disease globally, while glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, an X-linked inherited disorder, is the most common erythrocyte enzyme defect.
Sandhya Govindarajan, Imran Zamir, Sunil Bagewadi, Emily Moore   +3 more
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