[
    {
        "id": "osp-1327",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency among Male Blood Donors in Sana’a City, Yemen",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al-Nood",
                "given": "Hafiz A."
            },
            {
                "family": "Bazara",
                "given": "Fakiha A."
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Absi",
                "given": "Rashad"
            },
            {
                "family": "AL-Habori",
                "given": "Molham"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase-deficiency-among-male-blood-donors-in-sanaa-city-yemen",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2012
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2012.09",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency among Yemeni people from different regions of the country living in the capital city, Sana’a, giving an indication of its overall prevalence in Yemen. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Yemeni male blood donors attending the Department of Blood Bank at the National Centre of the Public Health Laboratories in the capital city, Sana’a, Yemen. Fluorescent spot method was used for screening, spectrophotometric estimation of G-6-PD activity and separation by electrophoresis was done to determine the G-6-PD phenotype. Results: Of the total 508 male blood donors recruited into the study, 36 were G-6-PD deficient, giving a likely G-6-PD deficiency prevalence of 7.1%. None of these deficient donors had history of anemia or jaundice. Thirty-five of these deficient cases (97.2%) showed severe G-6-PD deficiency class II ("
    }
]