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[Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in 2 girls].
Acta medica portuguesa - 1 Jan 2000
Costa E, Cabeda J M, Abreu M E, Silva A, Morais L, Alexandrino A M, Justiça B, Barbot J
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common erythrocyte enzymopathy, affecting over 400 million people worldwide. Portugal is a low prevalence country, but immigrants from endemic regions are common, particularly in the south of the country. In the present study, we report the laboratory findings observed in two black proband children with low G6PD enzyme activity (23 and 18%). The...
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