Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency neonatal screening: Preliminary evidence that a high percentage of partially deficient female neonates are missed during routine screening

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-51

  Reclos, G J ^a   Hatzidakis, C J ^a   Schulpis, K H ^b  

^a R and D Diagnostics Ltd   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Female G6PD heterozygotes; G6PD deficiency

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 0034030543     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.7.1.46     Document Type: Article

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