Wide range of G6PD activities found among ethnic groups of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

The proportion of Plasmodium vivax malaria among all malarias is increasing worldwide. Treatment with 8-aminoquinolines remain the only radical cure. However, 8-aminoquinolines can cause severe hemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient patients. The population of the multi-ethn...

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Main Authors: Ley, B, Kibria, MG, Khan, WA, Auburn, S, Phru, CS, Jahan, N, Johora, FT, Thriemer, K, Ami, JQ, Hossain, MS, Price, RN, Koepfli, C, Alam, MS
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2020