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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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