Article
Genetic heterogeneity at the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase locus in southern Italy: a study on a population from the Matera district.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 1990
Calabrò V, Giacobbe A, Vallone D, Montanaro V, Cascone A, Filosa S, Battistuzzi G
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) has been analyzed by gel electrophoresis and by quantitative assay in an unselected sample of 1524 schoolboys from the province of Matera (Lucania) in southern Italy. We have identified 43 subjects with a G6PD variant. Of these, 31 had severe G6PD deficiency, nine had mild to moderate deficiency, and three had a non-deficient electrophoretic variant. The overall rate of...
Topics
- Child
- Enzyme Stability
- Genetic Variation
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Humans
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Italy
- Kinetics
- Male
- Thalassemia
