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G6PD deficiency alleles in a malaria-endemic region in the Western Brazilian Amazon
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax parasites are the predominant cause of malaria infections in the Brazilian Amazon. Infected individuals are treated with primaquine, which can induce haemolytic anaemia in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient individuals and may lead to severe and fatal com...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471696/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28619120 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1889-6 |