G6PD deficiency in male individuals infected by Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a cost study

BACKGROUND: Deficiency of the enzyme G6PD (G6PDd) is caused by mutations in the gene G6PD, which plays an important role in protecting the red blood cell against oxidizing agents; it is linked to chromosome X, and it may affects both sexes. The clinically relevant manifestations, such as acute haemo...

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Autores principales: Peixoto, Henry M, Brito, Marcelo AM, Romero, Gustavo AS, Monteiro, Wuelton M, de Lacerda, Marcus VG, de Oliveira, Maria Regina F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4381355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0647-x

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