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Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

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Definition: A disease-producing enzyme deficiency subject to many variants, some of which cause a deficiency of GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE activity in erythrocytes, leading to hemolytic anemia.     
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Other names Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiencies; GPD Deficiencies; G6PD Deficiencies; Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Glucosephosphate; Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Glucose-6-Phosphate; Dehydrogenase Deficiencies, Glucosephosphate; Dehydrogenase Deficiencies, Glucose-6-Phosphate; Deficiency, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase; Deficiency, G6PD; Deficiencies, Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; Deficiencies, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase; Deficiencies, GPD; Deficiencies, G6PD; Hemolytic Anemia Due to G6PD Deficiency; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiencies; Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency; Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency; G6PD Deficiency; Deficiency, Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; GPD Deficiency

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