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  • Title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in blood donors: screening by micromethaemoglobin reduction test.
    Author: Sidhu PK, Kaur K, Kumar I, Lata S.
    Journal: Indian J Pathol Microbiol; 2001 Jan; 44(1):23-5. PubMed ID: 12561990.
    Abstract:
    500 blood donors were screened for G6PD deeiciency using micromethaemoglobin reduction (microMRT) test. Most of the blood donors were young adult males (95.8%). The overall incidence of G6PD deficiency was found to be 0.8%. There, was apparently decreased frequency of G6PD deficient blood donors with increasing age, and no relation could be ascertained between G6PD) deficiency and blood groups.
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