Mutation analysis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants in Costa Rica.

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Mutation analysis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants in Costa Rica.

Human genetics - 1 Aug 1991

Beutler E, Kuhl W, Sáenz G F, Rodríguez W

Abstract excerpt

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency has previously been reported among both the black and white populations of Costa Rica. All 28 G6PD A- samples were found to be of the common G6PD A-376G/202A type. A previously described mutation associated with nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia,...

Topics

Black People
Costa Rica
DNA Mutational Analysis
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Humans
Isoenzymes
Male
Mutation
White People

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