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Epidemiological shift of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase mutations in northern Italy in the last 15 years.
Annals of hematology - 1 Nov 2021
Duca Lorena, Nava Isabella, Tavazzi Dario, Marcon Alessia, Motta Irene, Graziadei Giovanna
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked recessive hemolytic anemia caused by mutations in G6PD gene. The distribution and frequency of genetic variants differ depending on ethnicity and geographical areas. Because of new migrations different variants are now present in Europe. This retrospective study aims to identify variants among the G6PD deficient subjects referred since 2004 to...
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