Relationship among glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) activity, G-6-PD variants and reticulocytosis in neonates of northeast Thailand

A high reticulocytosis does not bias measurements of enzyme activity in G-6-PD-deficient neonates. Also, G-6-PD activity varies among female heterozygous neonates, and G-6-PD mutation analysis provides a reliable method to detect G-6-PD deficiency.