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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
D55.0
(http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2015/en#/D55.0)
ICD-9
282.2 (http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx?icd9=282.2)
1 Classification
OMIM
305900 (http://omim.org/entry/305900)
3 Cause
MedlinePlus 000528
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000528.htm)
Contents
3.1 Drugs
3.2 Genetics
4 Pathophysiology
5 Diagnosis
6 Treatment
eMedicine
med/900 (http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic900.htm)
7 Epidemiology
D005955 (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2015/MB_cgi?
field=uid&term=D005955)
8 Prognosis
9 History
10 References
11 External links
Classification
The World Health Organization classifies G6PD genetic variants into five classes, the first three of which are deficiency states.[4]
Class I: Severe deficiency (<10% activity) with chronic (nonspherocytic) hemolytic anemia
Class II: Severe deficiency (<10% activity), with intermittent hemolysis
Class III: Mild deficiency (10-60% activity), hemolysis with stressors only
Class IV: Non-deficient variant, no clinical sequelae
Class V: Increased enzyme activity, no clinical sequelae
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Cause
Drugs
Many substances are potentially harmful to people with G6PD deficiency. Variation in response to these substances makes individual predictions
difficult. Antimalarial drugs that can cause acute hemolysis in people with G6PD deficiency include primaquine, pamaquine, and chloroquine.
There is evidence that other antimalarials may also exacerbate G6PD deficiency, but only at higher doses. Sulfonamides (such as sulfanilamide,
sulfamethoxazole, and mafenide), thiazolesulfone, methylene blue, and naphthalene should also be avoided by people with G6PD deficiency as
they antagonize folate synthesis, as should certain analgesics (such as aspirin, phenazopyridine, and acetanilide) and a few non-sulfa antibiotics
(nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, isoniazid, dapsone, and furazolidone).[1][7][8] Henna has been known to cause haemolytic crisis in G6PD-deficient
infants.[9]
Genetics
Two variants (G6PD A and G6PD Mediterranean) are the most common in human populations. G6PD A has an occurrence of 10% of
American blacks while G6PD Mediterranean is prevalent in the Middle East. The known distribution of the disease is largely limited to people of
Mediterranean origins (Spaniards, Italians, Greeks, Armenians, and Jews).[10] These variants are believed to stem from a protective effect against
Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria.[11]
All mutations that cause G6PD deficiency are found on the long arm of the X chromosome, on band Xq28. The G6PD gene spans some 18.5
kilobases.[7] The following variants and mutations are well-known and described:
Table 1. Descriptive mutations and variants
Variants or mutations
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Gene
Protein
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Designation
Short
Isoform
name
G6PD-
OMIM-Code
Type
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Structure change
Function
change
Protein
G6PD-A(+)
Gd-A(+) G6PD
A
+305900.0001 Polymorphism AG
nucleotide
376
126
(Exon
AsparagineAspartic
No
acid (ASN126ASP)
enzyme
5)
defect
(variant)
G6PD-A(-)
Gd-A(-)
G6PD
A
+305900.0002 Substitution
GA
nucleotide
376
68
ValineMethionine
(Exon
and
(VAL68MET)
5)
126
AsparagineAspartic
and
acid (ASN126ASP)
202
G6PD-
Gd-Med
Mediterran
CT
nucleotide
563
188
(Exon
SerinePhenylalanine Class II
(SER188PHE)
6)
G6PD-
Gd-
Canton
Canton
G6PD-
Gd-
Chatham
Chatham
G6PD-
Gd-
Cosenza
Cosenza
GT
1376
459
nucleotide
G6PD
+305900.0003 Substitution
Class II
(ARG459LEU)
GA
1003
335
nucleotide
G6PD B +305900.0059 Substitution
ArginineLeucine
AlanineThreonine
Class II
(ALA335THR)
GC
1376
459
nucleotide
ArginineProline
G6PD-
(ARG459PRO)
activity
<10%,
thus high
portion
of
patients.
G6PD-
Gd-
Mahidol
Mahidol
G6PD
+305900.0005 Substitution
GA
nucleotide
487
163
(Exon
GlycineSerine
Class III
(GLY163SER)
6)
G6PD-
Gd-
Orissa
Orissa
G6PD
+305900.0047 Substitution
CG
131
44
nucleotide
AlanineGlycine
NADP-
(ALA44GLY)
binding
place
affected.
Higher
stability
than
other
variants.
G6PD-
Gd-
G6PD
Asahi
Asahi
A-
+305900.0054 Substitution
AG
376
126
AsparagineAspartic
nucleotide
(Exon
68
acid (ASN126ASP)
(several)
GA
5)
ValineMethionine
202
(VAL68MET)
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Class III.
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Pathophysiology
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an enzyme in
the pentose phosphate pathway (see image, also known as the
HMP shunt pathway). G6PD converts glucose-6-phosphate into
6-phosphoglucono--lactone and is the rate-limiting enzyme of
this metabolic pathway that supplies reducing energy to cells by
maintaining the level of the reduced form of the co-enzyme
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH). The
NADPH in turn maintains the supply of reduced glutathione in
the cells that is used to mop up free radicals that cause
oxidative damage.
The G6PD / NADPH pathway is the only source of reduced
glutathione in red blood cells (erythrocytes). The role of red
cells as oxygen carriers puts them at substantial risk of damage
from oxidizing free radicals except for the protective effect of
G6PD/NADPH/glutathione.
People with G6PD deficiency are therefore at risk of hemolytic
anemia in states of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress can result
from infection and from chemical exposure to medication and
certain foods. Broad beans, e.g., fava beans, contain high levels
of vicine, divicine, convicine and isouramil, all of which are
oxidants.
When all remaining reduced glutathione is consumed, enzymes
and other proteins (including hemoglobin) are subsequently
damaged by the oxidants, leading to electrolyte imbalance,
cross-bonding and protein deposition in the red cell
membranes. Damaged red cells are phagocytosed and
sequestered (taken out of circulation) in the spleen. The
hemoglobin is metabolized to bilirubin (causing jaundice at
high concentrations). The red cells rarely disintegrate in the
circulation, so hemoglobin is rarely excreted directly by the
kidney, but this can occur in severe cases, causing acute renal
failure .
Deficiency of G6PD in the alternative pathway causes the
buildup of glucose and thus there is an increase of advanced
glycation endproducts (AGE). The deficiency also reduces the
amount of NADPH, which is required for the formation of
nitric oxide (NO). The high prevalence of diabetes mellitus type
2 and hypertension in Afro-Caribbeans in the West could be
directly related to the incidence of G6PD deficiency in those
populations.[12]
Although female carriers can have a mild form of G6PD deficiency (dependent on the degree of inactivation of the unaffected X chromosome
see lyonization), homozygous females have been described; in these females there is co-incidence of a rare immune disorder termed chronic
granulomatous disease (CGD).
Diagnosis
The diagnosis is generally suspected when patients from certain ethnic groups (see epidemiology) develop anemia, jaundice and symptoms of
hemolysis after challenges from any of the above causes, especially when there is a positive family history.
Generally, tests will include:
Complete blood count and reticulocyte count; in active G6PD deficiency, Heinz bodies can be seen in red blood cells on a blood film;
Liver enzymes (to exclude other causes of jaundice);
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Treatment
The most important measure is prevention avoidance of the drugs and foods that cause hemolysis. Vaccination against some common
pathogens (e.g. hepatitis A and hepatitis B) may prevent infection-induced attacks.[13]
In the acute phase of hemolysis, blood transfusions might be necessary, or even dialysis in acute renal failure. Blood transfusion is an important
symptomatic measure, as the transfused red cells are generally not G6PD deficient and will live a normal lifespan in the recipient's circulation.
Those affected should avoid drugs such as aspirin.
Some patients may benefit from removal of the spleen (splenectomy),[14] as this is an important site of red cell destruction. Folic acid should be
used in any disorder featuring a high red cell turnover. Although vitamin E and selenium have antioxidant properties, their use does not decrease
the severity of G6PD deficiency.
Epidemiology
G6PD deficiency is the most common human enzyme defect, being present in more than 400 million people worldwide.[15] G6DP deficiency
resulted in 4,100 deaths in 2013 and 3,400 deaths in 1990.[3] African, Middle Eastern and South Asian people are affected the most, including
those who have these ancestries.[16] A side effect of this disease is that it confers protection against malaria,[17] in particular the form of malaria
caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly form of malaria. A similar relationship exists between malaria and sickle-cell disease. One
theory to explain this is that cells infected with the Plasmodium parasite are cleared more rapidly by the spleen. This phenomenon might give
G6PD deficiency carriers an evolutionary advantage by increasing their fitness in malarial endemic environments.
Prognosis
G6PD-deficient individuals do not appear to acquire any illnesses more frequently than other people, and may have less risk than other people for
acquiring ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease.[18]
History
In both legend and mythology, Favism has been known since antiquity. The priests of various Greek-Roman era cults were forbade to eat or even
mention beans, and Pythagoras had a strict rule that to join the society of the Pythagoreans' they must swear off beans.[19] This ban was
supposedly because beans somehow resembled the genitalia, but it is possible that this was a philosophical or scientific matter, being that the
belief was that beans and humans were created from the same material.[20]
The modern understanding of the condition began with the analysis of patients who exhibited sensitivity to primaquine.[21] The discovery of
G6PD deficiency relied heavily upon the testing of prisoner volunteers at Illinois State Penitentiary, although today such studies cannot be
performed. When some prisoners were given the drug primaquine, some developed hemolytic anemia but others did not. After studying the
mechanism through Cr51 testing, it was conclusively shown that the hemolytic effect of primaquine was due to an intrinsic defect of
erythrocytes.[22]
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External links
G6PD Deficiency Association (http://www.g6pd.org/)
G6PD Deficiency & Favism Website (http://www.g6pddeficiency.org/)
The G6PD homepage (http://www.rialto.com/g6pd/)
The G6PDdb (http://www.bioinf.org.uk/g6pd/) genetic and structural information database about glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
deficiency
A FAQ page on G6PD Deficiency by R&D Diagnostics (http://www.rddiagnostics.com/g6pd_faq.htm)
Family Practice Notebook/G6PD Deficiency (Favism) (http://www.fpnotebook.com/Hemeonc/Hemolysis/G6pdDfcncy.htm)
The Most Common Disease You've Never Heard Of (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randall-amster/the-most-common-diseasey_b_241635.html), by Randall Amster, The Huffington Post, July 22, 2009.
Rare Anemias Foundation (http://www.rareanemias.webs.com)
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