Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity measured by spectrophotometry and associated genetic variants from the Oromiya zone, Ethiopia

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity measured by spectrophotometry and associated genetic variants from the Oromiya zone, Ethiopia

Abstract Background The study aimed to gain first data on the prevalence of G6PD enzyme deficiency measured by spectrophotometry and associated genetic variants in Jimma and surroundings, Ethiopia. The area is a Plasmodium vivax endemic region, but 8-aminoquinolines such as primaquine are not recomm...

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Main Authors: Nora Kießling, Joaquin Brintrup, Ahmed Zeynudin, Nuredin Abduselam, Sylvia Götz, Margith Mack, Michael Pritsch, Andreas Wieser, Elisabeth Kohne, Nicole Berens-Riha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2510-3

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