title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in blood donors: screening by micromethaemoglobin reduction test.
abstract: 500 blood donors were screened for G6PD deeiciency using micromethaemoglobin reduction (microMRT) test. Most of the blood donors were young adult males (95.8%). The overall incidence of G6PD deficiency was found to be 0.8%. There, was apparently decreased frequency of G6PD deficient blood donors with increasing age, and no relation could be ascertained between G6PD) deficiency and blood groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase