Protective effect of Mediterranean-type glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency against Plasmodium vivax malaria

Protective effect of Mediterranean-type glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency against Plasmodium vivax malaria

X-linked glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common human enzymopathy. The severe Mediterranean variant (G6PD Med) found across Europe and Asia is thought to confer protection against malaria, but its effect is unclear. We fitted a Bayesian statistical model to observed G...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Ghulam R Awab, Fahima Aaram, Natsuda Jamornthanyawat, Kanokon Suwannasin, Watcharee Pagornrat, James A Watson, Charles J Woodrow, Arjen M Dondorp, Nicholas PJ Day, Mallika Imwong, Nicholas J White
Formáid: Alt
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-02-01
Sraith:eLife
Ábhair:
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Plasmodium vivax
malaria
G6PD
primaquine
enzymopathy
Rochtain ar líne:https://elifesciences.org/articles/62448

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/62448

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