Screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is an important test in newborn screening. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is a key enzyme in the hexose phosphate bypass of erythrocyte sugar metabolism. Red blood cell G-6-PD deficiency refers to a disease in which hemolysis is the main manifestation due to a decrease in red blood cell G-6-PD activity and / or changes in enzyme properties.

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