A recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry confirms that mutations in an enzyme called glutamate dehydrogenase can cause congenital hyperinsulinism. The research appears as the "Paper of ...

Glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common inherited enzyme disorder that can cause hemolytic anemia, jaundice, dark red urine, and paleness. The best way to prevent symptoms is ...

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 ...

Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have taken one step closer to potential cures for several human genetic diseases, and the answers have been ...

About 1 billion people worldwide carry a genetic mutation that produces an inactive form of ALDH2, an important alcohol metabolism enzyme. When individuals with the ALDH2 mutation drink alcohol, the ...

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 ...

THE simultaneous occurrence of two uncommon diseases in several families originating from a relatively circumscribed geographical region suggests a relation. Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate ...

A G6PD test measures the levels of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), an enzyme in your blood. An enzyme is a type of protein that’s important for cell function. G6PD helps red blood cells ...

Investigation of the electrophoretic characteristics of NADH methemoglobin reductase in five unrelated families with a deficiency of this enzyme showed three different types of enzyme patterns: total ...

Bethesda, MD – A recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry confirms that mutations in an enzyme called glutamate dehydrogenase can cause congenital hyperinsulinism. The research appears as ...