Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions

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 ==Overview==
-'''Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency''' is an [[Sex-linked|X-linked recessive]] [[hereditary disease]] featuring abnormally low levels of the [[G6PD]] enzyme, which plays an important role in [[red blood cell]] function. Individuals with the disease may exhibit non-immune [[hemolytic anemia]] in response to a number of causes. It is closely linked to '''[[favism]]''', a disorder characterized by a hemolytic reaction to consumption of [[Vicia faba|broad bean]]s, with a name derived from the [[Italian language|Italian]] name of the broad bean (''fava''). Sometimes the name, [[favism]], is alternatively used to refer to the enzyme
-deficiency as a whole.
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