Summary
A new G6PD variant has been detected in a Cuban male and there is no evidence of associated hematological abnormalities.
The main characteristics of this variant, moderate deficiency, slow electrophoretic mobility, increased utilization of the substrate analogues, and a different chromatographic behavior, indicate that it is a variant that has not been previously described.
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González, R., Estrada, M., García, M. et al. G6PD ciudad de la habana: A new slow variant with deficiency found in a cuban family. Hum. Genet. 55, 133–135 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329141
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