Molecular biology of G 6 PD variants.

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Molecular biology of G 6 PD variants.

Biomedica biochimica acta - 1 Jan 1990

Beutler E, Lisker R, Kuhl W

Abstract excerpt

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD, E.C. 1.1.1.49) deficiency is probably the most common disease-producing enzyme deficiency of man. Originally described in the 1950's in Black Americans and regarded a single disorder, it soon became apparent that this enzyme defect occurred in many populat...

Topics

Africa
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Humans
Kinetics
NADP
Structure-Activity Relationship

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