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My 4 yrs old son is g6pd deficient.he gets sick with upper resp infections very often.seems like his ummunity is low. could it be due to g6pd deficny?
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Not likely: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is an enzyme that has control of gluconeogenesis, not immunity, although there may be secondary effects due to to the hemolysis and lack of energy substrate it can have an effect on...
Answered 11/6/2016
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