Anemia due to disorders of glutathione metabolism is a group of red cell disorders caused by inherited abnormality of enzymes of glutathione metabolism. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymatic disorder of red blood cells in humans. It is estimated that about 400 million people are affected by this deficiency. A G6PD-deficient patient lacks the ability to protect red blood cells against oxidative stresses from certain drugs, infections, metabolic conditions, and ingestion of fava beans. GCLC catalyzes the initial and the rate-limiting step of glutathione synthesis. Deficiency of GCLC is extremely rare. GSS deficiency is a more frequent cause of glutathione deficiency.
Category
Hematologic disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
03 Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
Haemolytic anaemias
Congenital haemolytic anaemia
3A10 Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
H00668 Anemia due to disorders of glutathione metabolism
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Amino acid metabolism
nt06026 Glutathione biosynthesis
H00668 Anemia due to disorders of glutathione metabolism
Cellular process
nt06525 Ferroptosis
H00668 Anemia due to disorders of glutathione metabolism