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. 1994 Jul;71(1):F59-60.
doi: 10.1136/fn.71.1.f59.

Neonatal screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: sex distribution

M Kaplan  1 , C Hammerman, R Kvit, B Rudensky, A Abramov
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Neonatal screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: sex distribution

M Kaplan et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

Eight hundred and six newborn infants at high risk for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency were screened; 30.2% of the boys and 10.4% of the girls had severe G-6-PD deficiency. Surprisingly, 14% of the enzyme deficient girls had a father from a low risk ethnic group. Girls of high risk mothers should be screened for G-6-PD deficiency regardless of paternal origin.

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