Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in people living in malaria endemic districts of Nepal

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in people living in malaria endemic districts of Nepal

Abstract Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a rate limiting enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway and is closely associated with the haemolytic disorders among patients receiving anti-malarial drugs, such as primaquine. G6PD deficiency (G6PDd) is an impending factor for radical...

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Main Authors: Prakash Ghimire, Nihal Singh, Leonard Ortega, Komal Raj Rijal, Bipin Adhikari, Garib Das Thakur, Baburam Marasini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
G6PDd
Nepal
Ethnic group
Antimalarial drugs
Risk
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1864-2

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