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Relationship among glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) activity, G-6-PD variants and reticulocytosis in neonates of northeast Thailand.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 10 Mar 2015
Kitcharoen Suttiphan, Dechyotin Sumalai, Khemtonglang Noppmats, Kleesuk Chanudda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Misdiagnosis of G-6-PD deficiency in neonates, at risk of severe hemolytic episodes, extreme hyperbilirubinemia, and bilirubin encephalopathy, could possibly occur due to presence of reticulocytes, which contain higher amounts of G-6-PD than mature erythrocytes. G-6-PD mutations in the population might also affect G-6-PD activity. This study evaluated the relationship among G-6-PD activity, G-6-PD...
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