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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

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Alternative Names

RBC G6PD test; G6PD screen


Normal Values

8 to 8.6 units/gram of hemoglobin


What abnormal results mean

G6PD deficiency


Review Date: 04/15/2005
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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