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Population screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on the baleares

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Two thousand people on the Isles of the Baleares were screened for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency using a commerically available kit. Among the thousand males tested, five were found deficient; of the thousand women, one had low enzyme activity according to this test. Diagnosis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency could be verified using hair follicle analysis on mailed hair samples. The same technique also allowed heterozygotes to be identified unequivocally.

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  1. Department of Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    A. Miguel, M. Ramon & E. Petitpierre

  2. Research Unit for Cellular Differentiation and Transformation, University of Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein Noord 21, 6525 EZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    C. M. A. A. Goos, A. M. G. Vermeesch-Markslag & A. J. M. Vermorken

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Miguel, A., Ramon, M., Petitpierre, E. et al. Population screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on the baleares. Hum Genet 64, 176–179 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327120

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