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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Glucose-6-Phosphate-Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Symptoms & Signs

What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

Some people with G6PD deficiency have no symptoms at all. In others, the symptoms and signs can range from mild to severe, and may include:

newborn jaundice, an abnormal yellow color of the skin and eyes that is present at or shortly after birth

an enlarged spleen or liver

Hemolytic crisis is a group of symptoms that occur when many red blood cells suddenly die all at once. The symptoms that result include:

weakness

pain in the abdomen or back

jaundice

dark urine

fever and chills

severe fatigue

tachycardia, or a rapid heartbeat

low blood pressure

kidney failure, known as chronic renal failure

congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood effectively throughout the body

shock

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