Molecular heterogeneity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants in the south of Thailand and identification of a novel variant (G6PD Songklanagarind).

Two hundred and twenty-five G6PD-deficient subjects in Songklanagarind Hospital in the south of Thailand comprising 210 males and 15 females were studied. Neonatal jaundice was detected in 85% of these patients. Acute hemolysis related to infection was detected in 17.