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Red cell glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency among Andhras
Author(s) -
Veerraju P.,
Busi B. R.,
Elias Anand N.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330490122
Subject(s) - glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , dehydrogenase , biology , endocrinology , biochemistry , enzyme
Sixty‐eight Andhra males and 45 Andhra females from Visakhapatnam town of Andhra Pradesh, India have been investigated for G‐6‐PD deficiency. The GdB − gene has a frequency of 4.41% among males. No G‐6‐PD deficient females were detected. The present data have been compared with the available tribal and non‐tribal data from Andhra Pradesh. It is observed that the present sample, though non‐tribal in nature, presents a relatively considerable frequency of the GdB − gene.