Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of G6PD deficiency in Bengali adults with severe and uncomplicated malaria

BACKGROUND: Control of malaria increasingly involves administration of 8-aminoquinolines, with accompanying risk of haemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Few data on the prevalence and genotypic basis of G6PD deficiency are available from Bangladesh, whe...

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Glavni autori: Plewes, K, Soontarawirat, I, Ghose, A, Bancone, G, Kingston, H, Herdman, M, Leopold, S, Ishioka, H, Faiz, M, Anstey, N, Day, N, Hossain, M, Imwong, M, Dondorp, A, Woodrow, C
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: BioMed Central 2017