Newborn screening in Colombia: The experience of a private program in Bogot á

Conclusions. Abnormal hemoglobin causes the most frequent monogenic disorder in the world. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is the most common enzymopathy affecting nearly 400 million individuals worldwide. Since both disorders are more common in people of African descent and confer some resistance to malaria, we believe that screening for both disorders may be more relevant in the areas with African ancestry in our country.PMID:38648350 | DOI:10.7705/biomedica.6911
Source: Biomedica : Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research