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Screening of 1315 males from two Egyptian oases for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G-6PD) found an incidence of 5.9%. The rate of acetylation of sulfadimidin was also studied, and a bimodal distribution was found with 73% rapid acetylators. There is a correlation between high frequency of G-6PD deficiency and high frequency of slow acetylation rate.
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This work was supported by a grant from the International Center of Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Nile Valley project of faba beans.
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Hussein, L., Yamamah, G. & Saleh, A. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and sulfadimidin acetylation phenotypes in Egyptian oases. Biochem Genet 30, 113–121 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00020423
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