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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency. Introduction. GENETICS. INHERITANCE. RACE. RACE. INHERITANCE. G6PD dehydrogenase gene is carried on the X chromosome Females produce the same amount of G6PD enzyme as males There are variant alleles of the G6PD gene.

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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

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  1. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

  2. Introduction

  3. GENETICS INHERITANCE RACE

  4. RACE

  5. INHERITANCE G6PD dehydrogenase gene is carried on the X chromosome Females produce the same amount of G6PD enzyme as males There are variant alleles of the G6PD gene

  6. The G6PD enzyme catalyzes an oxidation/reduction reaction

  7. CLINICAL ASPECTS NEONATAL JAUNDICE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA MALARIA RESISTANCE

  8. Definition Causes NEONATAL JAUNDICE Complications Diagnosis Treatment

  9. HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA DRUG-INDUCED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA FAVA BEAN-INDUCED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

  10. Medications that expose RBCs to higher than normal amounts of Oxidative stress DRUG-INDUCED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

  11. Aspirin Certain Medications Infection-Fighting Drugs Sulfonamides Antimalarial Drugs Chloroquine Quinine Primaquine

  12. FAVA BEAN-INDUCED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA Vicine and Convicine Divicine and Isouramil

  13. MALARIA RESISTANCE

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