Diet Challenge in G6PD Deficient Egyptian Children: A One- Year Prospective Single Center Study With Genotype - Phenotype Correlation

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is prevalent and add a burden on families in Egypt and Middle East due to lifelong diet restriction, non-fava beans diet is main food for most families in the region and parents and doctors consider it as a prohibited food whatever the genetic or clinical phenotypes. The effective management is avoiding a spectrum of food and drugs causing oxidative stress. No data is available about the hazards of consumption of non-fava beans diet.