| 1. | These manifestations may be life threatening, especially favism in children.
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| 2. | However, not all individuals with G6PD deficiency show favism.
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| 3. | All individuals with favism show G6PD deficiency.
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| 4. | :: Rice is one of the worst possible foods for diabetics, see also favism.
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| 5. | Other than this, the specifics of the chemical relationship between favism and G6PD are not well understood.
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| 6. | These results suggest that divicine is a direct-acting hemolytic agent and likely the direct cause of favism.
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| 7. | Favism is known to be more prevalent in infants and children, and G6PD genetic variant can influence chemical sensitivity.
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| 8. | "' Favism "'may be formally defined as a hemolytic response to the consumption of broad beans.
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| 9. | The convicine, isouramil, divicine and vicine in quantities sufficient to lower glutathione levels in G6PD-deficient persons to cause favism disease.
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| 10. | Vicine is toxic, causing the disease favism, in individuals who have a hereditary loss of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.
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