RT Book, Section A1 Bissonnette, Bruno A1 Luginbuehl, Igor A1 Engelhardt, Thomas SR Print(0) ID 1164070887 T1 Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861789 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164070887 RD 2024/10/08 AB Most common human enzyme deficiency in the world. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked recessive enzymopathy responsible for acute hemolysis following exposure to oxidative stress. Clinically characterized by an acute red cell hemolysis resulting from intake of oxidative agents. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient individuals are more resistant to Plasmodium falciparum (malaria-causing parasite).