Charles Warlow has written an excellent obituary about Ann McPherson.
He cites the example of her admitting a female patient with glucose-6-
phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency despite the protestations of a
haughty registrar.
Ann may have been correct but G6PD deficiency is an x-linked disorder and
is consequently very rare in females. Homozygous females or those
exhibiting extreme Lyonization may be affected.
I wonder if the woman she admitted genuinely had this disorder or whether
the 'haughty' registrar might have had a point?
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Ann McPherson and G6PD Deficiency
Charles Warlow has written an excellent obituary about Ann McPherson. He cites the example of her admitting a female patient with glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency despite the protestations of a haughty registrar. Ann may have been correct but G6PD deficiency is an x-linked disorder and is consequently very rare in females. Homozygous females or those exhibiting extreme Lyonization may be affected. I wonder if the woman she admitted genuinely had this disorder or whether the 'haughty' registrar might have had a point?
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