Two novel glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency mutations and association of such mutations with F8C/G6PD haplotype in Chinese.

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Two novel glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency mutations and association of such mutations with F8C/G6PD haplotype in Chinese.

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Dec 1997

Chen H L, Huang M J, Huang C S, Tang T K

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Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common genetic disease affecting 3% of the total Chinese population in Taiwan. To investigate the molecular basis of this deficiency, we analyzed blood samples from G6PD-deficient newborns using a nonradioactive polymerase chain reaction co...

Topics

Female
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Mutation

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