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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imhotep" data-source="post: 28959403" data-attributes="member: 562115">It is an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, and hence most often affects males. G6PD deficiency is polymorphic, with more than 300 or more variants. Someone in here did ask me durng Covid vaccine time, whether G6PD condition affects with having Covid vaccines.  I did reply at that time.It's an "Housekeeping" enzyme that supports the red cells. Without this, the red blood cells break down faster than they are made.It is the most common enzyme deficiency in humans, affecting about 400 million people worldwide. It's more common in African and Asian populations. More incidence is noted in malaria infested regions. It's said that G6PD condition offers partial protection against malaria. The exact mechanism by which this protection is conferred is not known but suspected due to the increased oxidative stress in red blood cells, in turn having a negative influence on the parasite.In most cases G6PD deficiency do not require any treatment. But exposure to fava beans, drugs, and chemicals that can cause oxidant stress has to be avoided.</blockquote>

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