Incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Tunisian populations
Blibech, R.; Gharbi, Y.; Mrad, A.; Zahra, H.; Mahjoub, T.; Belhaj, A.; Laatiri, Z.; Kastally, R.; Rosa, R.
Nouvelle Revue Francaise d'Hematologie 31(3): 189-191
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-4810 PMID: 2616266 Document Number: 345130
Screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was performed on male students originating from several towns in Tunisia. Three hundred and twenty-five assays were made, allowing calculation of the mean value and standard deviation of G6PD (6.32 +/- 0.72 U/g Hb), the incidence of the deficiency (1.84%) and its geographic distribution in Tunisia. G6PD electrophoresis in 54 subjects showed marked predominance of the B+ type (96.2%) compared with the A+ type (1.96%). Three deficient subjects displayed an electrophotetic mobility identical to that of the A+ type of G6PD.