Comments on: Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency – When Certain Conditions Can Destroy Blood Cells

By: Roy

Roy — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:34:00 +0000

Toni,

G6PD in a boy always comes from the mother. You can see the explanation in the answer to Tina_tina’s question below.

By: Roy

Roy — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:31:00 +0000

Hi,
A Disease A Day isn’t meant to provide medical advice, only information, but I’ll try to point you in the right direction. First of all, there shouldn’t be any connection between your son’s G6PD deficiency and his allergies. There are specific substances that can trigger a G6PD attack.
As explained above, G6PD is on chromosome X. Boys have an X and a Y chromosome. He gets the Y from his dad and the X from his mom. This means that any disease that’s located on chromosome X comes from the mother.
Also, since G6PD is a genetic disease, your son probably had it from the time he was still a very small fetus, meaning your HELLP probably had nothing to do with it.

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By: Toni Dicaterina

Toni Dicaterina — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:03:00 +0000

i have g-6-p-d due to elergic to broad beans discovered at age 3yrs, my son also does he needed a blood transfusion at age 4yrs
i was told that g-6-p-d is an inherited disease and for a child to be born with it most definately it has to have come from either one both parents who also have g-6-p-d. MY QUESTION IS please is this a known true actual fact ?

By: Tina_tina_1010

Tina_tina_1010 — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:27:00 +0000

I have a son that is 18 months now and he was born with G6PD. He also has a lot of health problems along with this. My son has a lot of food allegery. His food has to be Gulten free, allegery free, deirty free, and nut free. I would like to know if this could be from the G6. We have been to about 10 different doctors, and he has been in the hospital around about 20 times. We only know about 4 other children in our area that was born with this and he is the oldest. I have no one to talk to about what I am going through. They told my husband and I that I was the carrier. At the time of my pregnecy I also had HELLP disease. Could that have something to do with his G6. I have a lot of question and no one to help with the answers. Is there anyone out there that can help us please.

By: Ligaya

Ligaya — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:57:00 +0000

i have son a g6pd he is now 3 years of age and sometimes he has some allergy
and he take a medicine….. how can it give more care to my son…..

By: jeffrey maloles

jeffrey maloles — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:55:47 +0000

bakit nagkakaron ng G6PD ang isang bata?

By: indhrika

indhrika — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:09:52 +0000

Thanks for this useful post. Here is some additional information about the "genetics" of this condition that was written by our Genetic Counselor and other genetic professionals: http://www.accessdna.com/condition/Glucose_6_Ph.... Thanks, AccessDNA

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