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Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in selected populations from two previously high malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency is known to offer protection against malaria and an increased selection of mutant genes in malaria endemic regions is expected. However, anti-malarial drugs such as primaquine can cause haemolytic anaemia in persons with G6PD deficiency. We...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5289554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28152025 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171208 |