G6PD deficiency in Latin America: systematic review on prevalence and variants

G6PD deficiency in Latin America: systematic review on prevalence and variants

Plasmodium vivax radical cure requires the use of primaquine (PQ), a drug that induces haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient (G6PDd) individuals, which further hampers malaria control efforts. The aim of this work was to study the G6PDd prevalence and variants in Latin America (L...

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Main Authors: Wuelton M Monteiro, Fernando FA Val, André M Siqueira, Gabriel P Franca, Vanderson S Sampaio, Gisely C Melo, Anne CG Almeida, Marcelo AM Brito, Henry M Peixoto, Douglas Fuller, Quique Bassat, Gustavo AS Romero, Oliveira Maria Regina F, Lacerda Marcus Vinícius G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
G6PD deficiency
malaria control
Plasmodium vivax
primaquine
haemolysis
Amerindians
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