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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in female octogenarians, nanogenarians, and centenarians.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Oct 2006
Au Wing-Yan, Lam Veronica, Pang Annie, Lee Wing-Man, Chan Jess L C, Song You-Qiang, Ma Edmond S, Kwong Yok-Lam
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BACKGROUND: Age-related skewing of X-chromosome inactivation leading to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in elderly women in a population with prevalent G6PD gene mutations was investigated. METHODS: G6PD activity was measured biochemically. G6PD mutations were detected by poly...
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