In an April 8 MedPage Today article, Mark Zucker, MD, asked the question as to why there is differential susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. In other words, why do some people become severely ill ...
In certain groups of men, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was linked with an increased likelihood of severe COVID-19, a Veterans Affairs cohort study found. In Black men under 65, ...
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most common inherited enzyme disorders, affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. This condition results from mutations in the G6PD ...
A team from the University of Valencia, the La Fe Hospital Health Research Institute, and the INCLIVA Institute have participated in the identification of an enzyme (G6PD) as a possible therapeutic ...
Screening of unselected university students in the Sultanate of Oman revealed an overall frequency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency of 26% in males. Samples from 23 ...
Mitophagy is a selective form of autophagy via which the damaged mitochondria are cleared via the autophagy-lysosome pathway. Mitophagy is an essential part of mitochondrial quality control and plays ...