Molecular variants of red cell glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Central Java, Indonesia.

doi:10.1159/000154303

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Molecular variants of red cell glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Central Java, Indonesia.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Soemantri A G, Saha S, Saha N, Tay J S

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One hundred and sixty-nine Javanese males were screened for the presence of red cell glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants by a dye decoloration screening test and starch gel electrophoresis. The frequency of G6PD deficiency was 14%. Three non-deficient electrophoretic variants with m...

Topics

Base Sequence
DNA
Erythrocytes
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Humans
Indonesia
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Phenotype

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