GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY https://gafacom.website/glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase-deficiency/ Diseases and conditions
GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE Dehydrogenase Deficiency Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a hereditary enzyme defect that causes episodic hemolytic anemia because of the decreased ability of red blood cells to deal with oxidative stresses. G6PD deficiency leads to excess oxidized glutathione (hence, inadequate levels of reduced glutathione) that forces hemoglobin to denature and form precipitants called Heinz bodies. …
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