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Cards (5)

  • glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is G6PD
  • G6PD function is to help maintain intracellular levels of NADPH
  • G6PD is an oxidoreductase
  • oxidizers include drugs such as primaquin
    • Methodologies for G6PD include 
    • Red cell hemolysate is used to evaluate deficiencies 
    • Serum is used to evaluate elevated levels