Comorbidity of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Disease Exert Significant Effect on RBC Indices

Comorbidity of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Disease Exert Significant Effect on RBC Indices

Background. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) converts glucose-6-phosphate into 6-phosphogluconate in the pentose phosphate pathway and protects red blood cells (RBCs) from oxidative damage. Their deficiency therefore makes RBCs prone to haemolysis. Sickle cell disease (SCD) on the other hand...

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Main Authors: Samuel Antwi-Baffour, Jonathan Kofi Adjei, Peter Owadee Forson, Stephen Akakpo, Ransford Kyeremeh, Mahmood Abdulai Seidu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Anemia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3179173
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