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To: RummyChick

I will give you an easy example. Drs seem to know about G6Pd deficiency. You get tested for it if you are going to get a prescription for Plaquenil. This is probably why Drs are familiar with it.

But what if your g6pd is elevated. They dont have a clue


9 posted on 06/27/2022 6:13:56 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

Don’t ask doctors. More than likely you will not get satisfactory answers. Many are clueless. A lot of them are in it just for the money and know the bare minimum to get by.

As for your question I looked up g6pd. Deficiency means premature destruction of RBC’s causing anemia. So common sense would suggest elevated g6pd would cause your RBC’s to hang around for too long, or a build up of RBC’s. Neither is good. You need just the right amount.

A Google search showed “it invariably reflects the presence of a young red blood cell population with reticulocytosis.” In other words accumulation of young/immature RBC’s. Does that increase your chances of Leukemia ? Your best bet is to Google and read research papers on the topic or post on specialized forums where sometimes true experts or researchers will answer your question anonymously.


12 posted on 06/27/2022 6:34:10 PM PDT by libh8er
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