Molecular characterization of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient variants in Baghdad city - Iraq

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BACKGROUND: Although G6PD deficiency is the most common genetically determined blood disorder among Iraqis, its molecular basis has only recently been studied among the Kurds in North Iraq, while studies focusing on Arabs in other parts of Iraq are still absent. METHODS: A total of 1810 apparently healthy adult male blood donors were randomly recruited from the national blood transfusion center in Baghdad. They...

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