Nikolas
Created page with "'''Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase''' (G6PD) '''deficiency''' is a deficiency of the rate-limiting enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway, which is essential for preventing oxidative damage to RBCs. Deficient RBCs are susceptible to haemolysis when exposed to oxidants. It’s an X-linked condition. Like the haemoglobinopathies it’s most common in Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean. The enzyme G6PD is important to regenerate [[glutathione]..."