Impact of the method of G6PD deficiency assessment on genetic association studies of malaria susceptibility.

Impact of the method of G6PD deficiency assessment on genetic association studies of malaria susceptibility.

BACKGROUND:Clinical association studies have yielded varied results regarding the impact of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency upon susceptibility to malaria. Analyses have been complicated by varied methods used to diagnose G6PD deficiency. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:We compare...

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Main Authors: Marla K Johnson, Tamara D Clark, Denise Njama-Meya, Philip J Rosenthal, Sunil Parikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2748715?pdf=render

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