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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency among malaria patients of Honduras: a descriptive study of archival blood samples

BACKGROUND: The frequency of deficient variants of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDd) is particularly high in areas where malaria is endemic. The administration of antirelapse drugs, such as primaquine, has the potential to trigger an oxidative event in G6PD-deficient individuals. According t...

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Autores principales: Zúñiga, Miguel Á, Mejía, Rosa E, Sánchez, Ana L, Sosa-Ochoa, Wilfredo H, Fontecha, Gustavo A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4528855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26249834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0823-z