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Bryan Thiel1, Aman Sharma2, Saad Shaikh3.
Abstract
We report a case of new onset retinitis pigmentosa (RP) associated with a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in a 63-year-old African-American male who presented with worsening night vision over a period of five years. The pathogenesis of G6PD-mediated oxidative biological damage is reviewed and a mechanism for the onset of retinal disease proposed.Entities:
Keywords: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; metabolism; oxidative; retinitis pigmentosa
Year: 2017 PMID: 28948126 PMCID: PMC5608491 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1506
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184