MalaCards based summary : Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, also known as g6pd deficiency, is related to 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase deficiency and anemia, nonspherocytic hemolytic, due to g6pd deficiency. An important gene associated with Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency is G6PD (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Glutathione metabolism and Pentose phosphate pathway. The drugs Primaquine and Permethrin have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include heart, lung and skin.
Disease Ontology : 12 A carbohydrate metabolic disorder that is characterised by abnormally low levels of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (abbreviated G6PD or G6PDH).
Genetics Home Reference : 25 Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is a genetic disorder that occurs almost exclusively in males. This condition mainly affects red blood cells, which carry oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body. In affected individuals, a defect in an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase causes red blood cells to break down prematurely. This destruction of red blood cells is called hemolysis.
NIH Rare Diseases : 53 Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a hereditary condition in which red blood cells break down (hemolysis) when the body is exposed to certain foods, drugs, infections or stress. It occurs when a person is missing or has low levels of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. This enzyme helps red blood cells work properly. Symptoms during a hemolytic episode may include dark urine, fatigue, paleness, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, and yellowing of the skin (jaundice). G6PD deficiency is inherited in an X-linked recessive manner and symptoms are more common in males (particularly African Americans and those from certain parts of Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean). It is caused by mutations in the G6PD gene. Treatment may involve medicines to treat infection, stopping drugs that are causing red blood cell destruction, and/or transfusions, in some cases.
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