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G6PD Deficiency

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 , which carry oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body. The most common medical problem it can cause is . 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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  1. 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 has it. G6PD deficiency mainly affects red blood cells, which carry oxygen ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/g6pddeficiency.html - Health Topics
  2. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency 
    Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a condition in which red blood cells break down when the body is exposed to certain medicines or the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000528.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. G6PD Deficiency (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, G6PD, G6PD deficiency, anemia, hemolytic anemia, hemolysis, metabolic disorder, enzyme, red blood cells, oxidative stress, enzyme deficiency, mothballs, fava beans, favism, naphthalene, malaria, anti- ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/g6pd.html - External Health Links
  4. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency 
    ... dehydrogenase deficiency. Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase G6PD deficiency G6PDD Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Genetic Testing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...cose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase-deficiency - Genetics
  5. Anemia, Nonspherocytic Hemolytic, Due to g6pd Deficiency From the National Institutes of Health (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center)  
    G6PD Deficiency/Learn More ... G6PD Deficiency
    https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/...sphate-dehydrogenase-deficiency - External Health Links
  6. G6PD Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... A low level may be a sign of G6PD deficiency, a genetic disorder in which your red blood ... don't have enough G6PD, it's known as G6PD deficiency . This deficiency: It is a genetic disorder that ... in people of African, Mediterranean, or Asian descent. G6PD deficiency can cause the destruction of your red blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/g6pd-test - Medical Tests
  7. Bitter Melon 
    ... side and avoid use. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency: Bitter melon seeds might cause severe anemia in people who have G6PD deficiency. Until more is known, avoid bitter melon seeds ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/795.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Your Guide to Anemia From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF  
    Anemia/Start Here ... Anemia ... National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ... YOUR GUIDE TO ANEMIA, prevent, treat, control. ... PDF ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/...urGuidetoAnemia_Booklet_RELEASE_508.pdf - External Health Links
  9. ClinicalTrials.gov: Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    G6PD Deficiency/Clinical Trials ... G6PD Deficiency
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...+Deficiency"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  10. Choosing a Drug to Prevent Malaria (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Malaria/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Malaria ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Drugs to prevent malaria differ by country of travel.
    https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/hcp/drug-malaria - External Health Links
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