Variation in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity following acute malaria
Primaquine and tafenoquine are the only licensed drugs with activity against Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites but cause haemolysis in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Malaria also causes haemolysis, leading to the replacement of older erythrocytes with low G6PD activity...
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| Formáid: | Journal article |
| Teanga: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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