Evaluating Percentage-Based Reporting of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Enzymatic Activity. 2020

Emilia C Calvaresi, and Jonathan R Genzen
Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

The World Health Organization recommends measurement of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity before initiation of 8-aminoquinoline therapy. A new drug for malaria prophylaxis and treatment (tafenoquine) is contraindicated in patients with G6PD deficiency or unknown G6PD status given its prolonged half-life. Assessments of percentage of normal G6PD activity using laboratory-specific result distributions are not widely available, making tafenoquine-eligibility decisions potentially challenging. Using an institutional review board-exempt protocol, a data set of quantitative G6PD results was retrieved from a national reference laboratory. G6PD testing was previously performed at 37 °C using an automated enzymatic assay configured on a Roche cobas c501 chemistry analyzer. Overall, 52,216 results from patients 18 years and older and 6,397 results from patients younger than 18 years were obtained. A modified adjusted male median of 12.7 U/g Hb was derived for adult males in this assay configuration. Result distributions showed higher G6PD activity in neonates. Retrospective data analysis can be used to determine laboratory-specific normal G6PD activity values in clinical populations and thus can assist in clinical-eligibility considerations for 8-aminoquinoline treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008288 Malaria A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other species of plasmodia. Marsh Fever,Plasmodium Infections,Remittent Fever,Infections, Plasmodium,Paludism,Fever, Marsh,Fever, Remittent,Infection, Plasmodium,Plasmodium Infection
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D005954 Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase,Dehydrogenase, Glucose-6-Phosphate,Dehydrogenase, Glucosephosphate,Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase
D006403 Hematologic Tests Tests used in the analysis of the hemic system. Blood Tests,Hematologic Test,Hematological Tests,Test, Hematologic,Tests, Hematologic,Blood Test,Hematological Test,Test, Blood,Test, Hematological,Tests, Blood,Tests, Hematological

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