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Do you have g6pd?
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18 Jul 2013, 8:57 am

recently I've read some article that say there is a link between g6pd and autism. i have g6pd and i'm an aspie. i wanted to know if anybody else have g6pd on this forum?



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18 Jul 2013, 9:00 am

What the hell is g6pd?


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18 Jul 2013, 9:44 am

whirlingmind wrote:
What the hell is g6pd?


That is what you do not have.



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18 Jul 2013, 12:04 pm

:?: 8O


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18 Jul 2013, 12:08 pm

whirlingmind wrote:
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency is a hereditary condition in which red blood cells break down when the body is exposed to certain drugs or the stress of infection.



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18 Jul 2013, 12:16 pm

If you're not of African, Asian, Mediterranean or Middle Eastern ancestry, then you likely don't have it. There seems to be no causative link with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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G6PD Deficiency is a genetic disorder found mostly in people of African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean decent which can cause anemia under certain conditions. Although it can be fatal under the right circumstances, it is quite easy to control when you know how.

The proper name for it is Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, which is why it has a short name. Back in the 1950′s and 1960′s we called it Familial Congenital Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency. And I had to memorize it so I could tell the doctor if I ever had to. This genetic disorder is basically an anomaly of the gene on the X-chromosome that controls the production of G6PD in cells.

Link to Refence: G6PD Deficiency Website