title: A variant glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase Gd(-) Chiapas associated with moderate enzyme deficiency and occasional hemolytic anemia.
abstract: Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate deficiency is an X-chromosomal-linked hereditary trait often associated with hemolytic anemia. This report defines a new variant designated as Gd(-) Chiapas, which was found in a subject with occasional hemolytic jaundice. The red cell enzyme activity of the subject is about 15% of normal. The variant enzyme is thermolabile in vitro and has faster-than-normal anodal electrophoretic mobility and stronger-than-normal substrate affinity. The patient's hemolytic problem might be correlated with instability of the variant enzyme under physiologic stress.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico
chemical_list: D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase