Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Introduction
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A rare enzyme abnormality involving a deficiency of the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase which causes premature destruction of red blood cells. The excessive destruction of red blood cells can be triggered by certain infections or drugs or by eating fava beans.
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Symptoms of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Complications
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Medical Books Excerpts
- ANEMIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Anemia
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Anemia
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- ANEMIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Anemia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Anemia
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- ANEMIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency:
Common X-linked hereditary deficiency characterized by hemolytic anemia; if affected newborn infants do not obtain immediate transfusions, they could develop neurological damage.
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, or a subtype of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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