g6pd

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase or G6PD deficiency is a hemolytic anemia (anemia secondary to excessive red blood cell breakdown) secondary to a decreased amount of G6PD, an enzyme in the red blood cells. Fortunately, most people with G6PD deficiency only have severe hemolysis when exposed to a certain medications or foods. Let’s review some of the common […]

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, or G6PD deficiency for short, is the most common “inborn metabolic disorder” in the world. This means that from the time a baby is born, there is already something wrong with how his body makes and breaks important substances. According to statistics, about 400 million people have G6PD deficiency, and it is […]