Molecular analysis of G6PD variants in northern Italy: a study on the population from the Ferrara district.

doi:10.1007/BF00219681

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Molecular analysis of G6PD variants in northern Italy: a study on the population from the Ferrara district.

Human genetics - 1 Sept 1993

Ninfali P, Baronciani L, Ruzzo A, Fortini C, Amadori E, Dall'ara G, Magnani M, Beutler E

Abstract excerpt

In the Ferrara district, an area south of the Po delta, four different variants of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD;E.C.1.1.49) have been described as a result of biochemical characterization of the enzyme protein: one was G6PD Mediterranean (G6PD Med) and three were local variants named F...

Topics

Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Genetic Variation
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Humans
Italy
Male
Point Mutation

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