Thalassemia and G6PD deficiency in Spanish blood donors.
Our purpose was to determine the frequency of the thalassemia trait and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in blood donors of Madrid, composed of persons from nearly all the Spanish provinces (ranging from 21 to 65 years of age). The frequency of thalassemia and G6PD deficiency has been investigated with the following results; thalassemia 0.92% and no G6PD deficiency. The frequencies observed are compared with those found in the general (non donor) Spanish population. The value of this experiment is considered a supplement to other tests done routinely in our official blood donors.
Casado
A
A
Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
Casado
M C
MC
Lopez-Fernandez
M E
ME
Venarucci
D
D
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D005953:Glycogen Storage Disease Type I / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology