G6PD Deficient

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Scientists are one step closer to developing a treatment for a genetic enzyme deficiency that can cause red blood cells to break down in response to infections or certain drugs or foods, like fava beans. In extreme cases, reactions can be fatal.

The research, led by Stanford's Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD, and Sunhee Hwang, PhD, identified a small molecule that can patch up the defective enzyme. The goal is to convert this molecule into a safe daily treatment for people with the enzyme deficiency.

The research appears in Nature Communications.

When it functions properly, the enzyme, called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase or G6PD, protects red blood cells from oxidative stress, which occurs when unstable atoms called free radicals steal electrons from red blood cells' protective membrane, causing them to break down.

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