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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Iraq

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase was tested in the blood of 305 males and 394 females, with Beutler's fluorescent spot test being used for screening. The percentage of deficiency was estimated at 12.4% for males and 8.8% for females of all ages; it was, however, highest among children and lowest among those over 50 years.

The efficiency of the fluorescent screening test in detecting heterozygote females was estimated at 35% and was derived by determining gene frequencies and comparing the expected and the observed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Al-Mustansiriyah Medical College, P.O. Box, 14132, Baghdad, Iraq

    Hanan A. Hamamy

  2. Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Al-Mustansiriyah Medical College, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq

    Thanaa Kh. Saeed

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Hamamy, H.A., Saeed, T.K. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Iraq. Hum Genet 58, 434–435 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00282832

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