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SUBMITTER: Jamerson BD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275985 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jamerson Brenda D BD Haryadi T Ho TH Bohannon Arline A
Archives of medical research 20200607 7
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common X-linked mutation that is more prevalent in African, Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean populations. Although most individuals are asymptomatic, exposure to certain food, drugs, or infections can trigger acute hemolytic anemia. Given the potential for coronavirus to trigger oxidative stress, unrecognized G6PD deficiency in the presence of the COVID-19 viral infection may cause hemolytic crisis and worse outcome in affected indi ...[more]