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An increased incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency has been found in a group of mentally retarded individuals compared with a matched population of normal intelligence.
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Seth, P.K., Tara Devi, S. & Seth, S. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and mental retardation. J Inherit Metab Dis 4, 93–94 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263607
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