dehydrogenase
(G6PD)deficiency
BEH BOON PING
outline
Inheritance
Specimen taking process
Specimen interpretation
Outcome of G6PD intermediate from journal
Concensus proposal
Inheritance G6PD
Most Common inherited Human Enzyme deficiency
X linked recessive trait. distal long arm X chromosome
Mainly male will inherited the disease
However, female will sometime has G6PD
deficiency/intermediate because of
mosaicism(mutation) of X chromosome leading to
partial deficiency will not easy to detect with screening
test. Or Lyonization of X linked chromosome.
WHO guideline
WHO guideline
WHO guideline
Equipement needed?
WHO guideline
WHO guideline
WHO guideline
G6PD classification
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1001/p1277.html
WHO guideline