Abstract
Abstract
Background
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most common human genetic abnormalities, with a high prevalence in Guangdong, China. The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients with G6PD deficiency in a cohort of Chinese children and to investigate the relationship between the diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hemolysis due to G6PD deficiency in these patients.
Methods
A total of 503 newly diagnosed T1D children aged 6 months–18 years were collected and their G6PD enzyme activity were measured. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and G6PD gene were analysed. The pH, HCO3, and plasma osmotic pressure between DKA patients with and without hemolysis at the presentation were compared.
Results
In the present study, G6PD deficiency accounted for 5.3% of newly diagnosed T1D children. There were no significant differences in FPG/HbA1c and HbA1c levels between T1D children alone and T1D children with G6PD deficiency. Hemolysis appeared in five of the twenty-two DKA patients with G6PD deficiency. Two patients had fever at onset and were given ibuprofen and cefazolin. The other three patients did not have infection or ingestion of hemolytic drugs. There were no significant difference in pH, HCO3, and osmotic pressure between the children with DKA with and without hemolysis at the presentation. The hemolysis occurred between 2 and 7 days after admission and the hyperglycaemia had been corrected by the time hemolysis occurs. Four G6PD gene mutations were found in the diabetes with G6PD deficiency patients: c.1376G > T, c.1388G > A, c.95A > G, and c.871G > A, all of which were genes with high frequency of G6PD deficiency in Guangdong Province. No correlation between genotype and hemolysis was found.
Conclusion
In the present study, we found the frequency of G6PD deficiency among newly diagnosed T1D children was similar to that of the general population. However, DKA children with G6PD deficiency are prone to occur hemolytic anemia, and these hemolysis usually occurs when DKA is corrected and blood glucose is in homeostatic state, which is easy to be ignored. To reduce the risk of this complication, especially in areas with high incidence of G6PD deficiency, screening for G6PD activity in people with newly diagnosed diabetes should be considered.
Funder
natural science foundation of guangdong province
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine
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