Laboratory diagnosis of G6PD deficiency. A British Society for Haematology Guideline

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
² Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Queen Mary University of London, Blizard Institute, London, UK.
⁵ UK NEQAS Haematology, Watford General Hospital, Watford, UK.
⁶ BSH Task Force Representative, London, UK.

Practice Guideline

David Roper et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;189(1):24-38.

doi: 10.1111/bjh.16366. Epub 2020 Jan 28.

¹ Department of Haematology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
² Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Queen Mary University of London, Blizard Institute, London, UK.
⁵ UK NEQAS Haematology, Watford General Hospital, Watford, UK.
⁶ BSH Task Force Representative, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: G6PD activity; G6PD assay; favism; haemolysis; laboratory diagnosis.

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