Primaquine induced haemolysis in G6PD heterozygous females treated for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria: a nested cohort study
Background<br/> Radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria with 8-aminoquinolines (primaquine or tafenoquine) is complicated by haemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. G6PD heterozygous females are mosaics who, because of X-chromosome inactivation (Lyo...
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Public Library of Science
2017
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