Newborn screening has helped doctors diagnose certain hereditary conditions in babies as early when the baby is a couple of weeks old, and one of the conditions that they can detect is a deficiency in G6PD. While other conditions are fatal, G6PD deficiency is easily managed, although there will be some nutritional considerations to take.G6PD, or Glucose Phosphate Dehydrogenase, is an enzyme
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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