Evaluation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in two different ethnic groups using a kit employing the haemoglobin normalization procedure

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 393-395

  Reclos, George J ^a   Schulpis, Kleopatra H ^b   Gavrili, Stavroula ^c   Vlachos, George ^c  

^a R and D Diagnostics Ltd   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

G 6 PD; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Hemoglobin normalization; Partial G 6 PD deficiency; Profound G 6 PD deficiency

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ACCURACY; ALBANIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; GREECE; HEMOGLOBIN NORMALIZATION PROCEDURE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038543424     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(03)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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