title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in an Afro-American population.
abstract: 6,366 Afro-American infants were screened for G6PD activity. 379 males (11.4%) and 77 females (2.5%) were deficient. Confirmation was made by a standard spectrophotometric assay. The results for the male infants in this study are comparable to those found in other studies which accurately establish the deficient male.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase