Determining a critical threshold for G6PD activity below which red blood cell response to oxidative stress is poor
Abstract Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzyme disorder in the world. Its main function is to generate NADPH that is required for anti-oxidative pathway in the cells especially in red blood cells (RBC). G6PD deficiency is X-linked and thus subject t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03272-y |