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[Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and hereditary hemolytic anemia].
Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita - 1 Jan 1999
Salvati A M, Maffi D, Caprari P, Pasquino M T, Caforio M P, Tarzia A
Abstract excerpt
G6PD deficiency is the most common enzymopathy in the world. The highest frequency values are found in tropical Africa, in the Middle East, in some areas of the Mediterranean, in tropical and sub-tropical Asia and in Oceania. This genetic defect shows sex linked inheritance and a marked heterogeneity. At least 400 abnormal variants with different biochemical characteristics and about 100 diverse mutations have...
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