title: Incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Tunisian populations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Hématologie, CHR Habib Thameur, Tunis.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blibech
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mrad
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zahra
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahjoub
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belhaj
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Laatiri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kastally
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014416:Tunisia