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标题：Epidemiological Study of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Scheduled Caste Population of India
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作者：Vandana Rai ; Pradeep Kumar
期刊名称：Journal of Anthropology
印刷版ISSN：2090-4045
电子版ISSN：2090-4053
出版年度：2012
卷号：2012
DOI：10.1155/2012/984180
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：The aim of the present study was to determine the glucose-6-phostphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in scheduled caste (SC) population of eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. After taking clearance certificate from the Institutional Ethics Committee, blood samples were collected from total 200 healthy individuals belonging to scheduled caste. G6PD deficiency analysis was done by methemoglobin test according to the method of Brewer et al. (1962). Out of 200 samples, 20 individuals were glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient and 22 samples were heterozygous that is, carriers. The percentage of G6PD deficient (Gd