Serum lipoproteins in schoolboys in relation to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and thalassaemia trait.

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Abstract
A total of 78 clinically healthy schoolboys aged 12 to 18 from a homogeneous population of the island of Lesbos were examined for thalassemia trait, G6PD [glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase] deficiency, and serum lipoproteins. They were separated into 4 groups, normal subjects, those with "partial" G6PD deficiency, those with G6PD deficiency, and those with the thalassemia trait. Serum total lipid, total cholesterol, [alpha]- and [beta]-lipoprotein fractions, and [alpha]/[beta] ratio did not differ significantly in the 4 groups. Only in the group with G6PD deficiency did the serum total lipid and [beta]-lipoprotein fraction show a tendency for somewhat higher values, but this slight difference did not reach statistical significance.