Incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Tunisian populations.
Screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was performed on male students originating from several towns in Tunisia. Three hundred and twenty-five assays were made, allowing calculation of the mean value and standard deviation of G6PD (6.32 +/- 0.72 U/g Hb), the incidence of the deficiency (1.84%) and its geographic distribution in Tunisia. G6PD electrophoresis in 54 subjects showed marked predominance of the B+ type (96.2%) compared with the A+ type (1.96%). Three deficient subjects displayed an electrophotetic mobility identical to that of the A+ type of G6PD.
Blibech
R
R
Laboratoire d'Hématologie, CHR Habib Thameur, Tunis.
Gharbi
Y
Y
Mrad
A
A
Zahra
H
H
Mahjoub
T
T
Belhaj
A
A
Laatiri
Z
Z
Kastally
R
R
Rosa
R
R
D000328:Adult; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014416:Tunisia