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Neonatal screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: sex distribution.
  1. M Kaplan,
  2. C Hammerman,
  3. R Kvit,
  4. B Rudensky,
  5. A Abramov
  1. Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

    Abstract

    Eight hundred and six newborn infants at high risk for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency were screened; 30.2% of the boys and 10.4% of the girls had severe G-6-PD deficiency. Surprisingly, 14% of the enzyme deficient girls had a father from a low risk ethnic group. Girls of high risk mothers should be screened for G-6-PD deficiency regardless of paternal origin.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/fn.71.1.F59

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