Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a genetic disorder that is most common in males. About 1 in 10 African American males in the United States has it. G6PD deficiency mainly affects red blood cells, which carry oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body. The most common medical problem it can cause is hemolytic anemia. That happens when red blood cells are destroyed faster than the body can replace them.
If you have G6PD deficiency, you may not have symptoms. Symptoms happen if your red blood cells are exposed to certain chemicals in food or medicine, certain bacterial or viral infections, or stress. They may include:
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- G6PD Deficiency (National Library of Medicine)Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a genetic disorder that is most common in males. About 1 in 10 African American males in the United States ...
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is a genetic disorder that affects red blood cells, which carry oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the ...
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a condition in which red blood cells break down when the body is exposed to certain drugs or the ...
- Find symptoms and other information about Class I glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
- G6PD Deficiency (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)G6PD Deficiency/Learn More ... G6PD Deficiency
- ... than 200 variants (also called mutations) that cause glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency have been identified in the G6PD gene. Almost ... hemolytic anemia, which is a characteristic feature of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. More About This Health Condition G6PD1 G6PD_HUMAN ...
- ... CT): NORD: National Organization for Rare Disorders; c2021. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency; [cited 2021 Apr 23]; [about 3 screens]. Available ...
- G6PD Deficiency/Clinical Trials ... G6PD Deficiency
- ... Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Celiac disease Familial hypercholesterolemia Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , also called G6PD deficiency Hereditary hemochromatosis Transthyretin amyloidosis ...
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