Prevalence of G6PD deficiency and Plasmodium falciparum parasites in asymptomatic school children living in southern Ghana

BACKGROUND: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked genetic disorder that results in impaired enzyme activity. Although G6PD deficiency is globally distributed it is more prevalent in malaria-endemic countries. Several mutations have been identified in the G6PD gene, which...

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Autores principales: Amoah, Linda Eva, Opong, Akua, Ayanful-Torgby, Ruth, Abankwa, Joana, Acquah, Festus K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27456336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1440-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27456336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1440-1

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