Table 5

The distribution of five G6PD deficient variants (given as percentages) in different populations

Population

No.

Deficient G6PD Variants (%)

Ref

Mediterranean

Chatham

A-

Aures

Cosenza

Iraq: Northern (Kurds)

115

87.8

8.7

-

-

-

Current

Iran: Western (Kurds)

68

91.2

7.3

-

-

1.5

[15]

Iran: Northern (Mazandran)

74

66.2

27

-

-

6.75

[16]

Iran: Southern (Fars)

74

83.8

13.5

1.35

-

-

[17]

Jordan

28

53.6

3.6

14.2

3.6

-

[18]

Kuwait

89

74.2

10.1

12.4

3.0

-

[19]

Saudi Arabia: Eastern Province

114

84

-

5.8

-

-

[6]

Turkey

50

80

4

2

-

-

[5]

Italy

162

69

-

3.7

-

1.2

[32]

India

167

60.4

1.2

-

-

-

[34]

Malaysia: Malays

86

26.7

2.3

-

-

[35]

Algeria

100

23

1

46

7

1

[22]

Nigeria

89

-

-

100

-

-

[36]

Al-Allawi et al. BMC Blood Disorders 2010 10:6   doi:10.1186/1471-2326-10-6