While Ghana mourns the loss of renowned gospel musician KODA, details about the condition that reportedly led to his death have surfaced. KODA was battling with a condition called G6PD deficiency.

What is Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase Deficiency? Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a genetic disorder caused due to a defect in an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate ...

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Adam Alhajji always adored eating the chickpea-laden dip, hummus. That was until he was diagnosed with a more rare form of G6PD or favism, and told he could never eat dishes containing legumes again.

We report a case of NIHF related to the combination of Mediterranean-type G6PD deficiency and CDA. The family permission was obtained in order to publish this case. A female neonate was born at 34+3 ...

A case-control study in two populations in Mali, West Africa has shown that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is associated with significant protection against severe, ...

Hematologist at the Hematology Department of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ivy-Marie Aggrey has revealed that G6PD deficiency is predominant in males than females because it is genetic and affects ...