Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient subjects: Enzyme-level in saliva

Bracha Ramot, Chaim Sheba, Avinoam Adam, Israel Ashkenasi

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Abstract

AN erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency has been described among Negroes, non-Ashkenazi Jews and Italians, mostly of Sardinian origin1-3. This enzymatic abnormality is known to be associated with an increased susceptibility to hæmolysis following ingestion of a number of drugs as well as of fava beans4,5, and appears to be transmitted as a sex-linked incompletely dominant trait6.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)931
Number of pages1
JournalNature
Volume185
Issue number4717
DOIs
StatePublished - 1960
Externally publishedYes

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