biostudies-literatureUnknown30Batista da Rocha JPrecision medicine uses genomic guidance to improve drug treatment safety and efficacy. Prior knowledge of genetic variant impact can enable such strategies, but current knowledge of African variants remains scarce. <i>G6PD</i> variants are linked to haemolytic adverse effects for a number of drugs commonly used in African populations. We have investigated a set of <i>G6PD</i> variants with structural bioinformatics techniques to further characterise variants with known effect, and gain insights into variants with unknown impact. We observed wide variations in patterns of root-mean-square deviation between wild-type and variant structures. Variants with known, highly deleterious impact show structural effects which may likely result in the destabilisation of the G6PD homodimer. The V68M anBiochemistry and biophysics reports101236https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8933681biostudies-literatureMolecular dynamics of G6PD variants from sub-Saharan Africa.PMC8933681Hazelhurst SOthman HBatista da Rocha JfalseMolecular dynamics of G6PD variants from sub-Saharan Africa.Precision medicine uses genomic guidance to improve drug treatment safety and efficacy. Prior knowledge of genetic variant impact can enable such strategies, but current knowledge of African variants remains scarce. <i>G6PD</i> variants are linked to haemolytic adverse effects for a number of drugs commonly used in African populations. We have investigated a set of <i>G6PD</i> variants with structural bioinformatics techniques to further characterise variants with known effect, and gain insights into variants with unknown impact. We observed wide variations in patterns of root-mean-square deviation between wild-type and variant structures. Variants with known, highly deleterious impact show structural effects which may likely result in the destabilisation of the G6PD homodimer. The V68M an2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jul2026-05-31T08:52:38.493Z2025-04-05T15:22:34.215ZS-EPMC89336813531364310.1016/j.bbrep.2022.101236