Free How Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme deficiency leads to hemolytic anemia Animation

X-inactivation causes the chromosome with the altered G6PD gene to be expressed in more than half of cells. As a result, not enough normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is produced, leading to hemolytic anemia and other signs and symptoms of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

X-inactivation causes the chromosome with the altered G6PD gene to be expressed in more than half of cells. As a result, not enough normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is produced, leading to hemolytic anemia and other signs and symptoms of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.