Molecular heterogeneity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants in Italy.

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Molecular heterogeneity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants in Italy.

Haematologica - 1 Jan 2000

Martinez di Montemuros F, Dotti C, Tavazzi D, Fiorelli G, Cappellini M D

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BACKGROUND: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, one of the most common human enzymatic defects, is characterized by extreme molecular and biochemical heterogeneity. The molecular bases of almost all polymorphic italian variants have now been identified and the overall heterogeneity is l...

Topics

Alleles
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Glucose-6-Phosphate
Humans
Italy
Male
Mutation

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