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Protective effect of Mediterranean-type glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency against Plasmodium vivax malaria

X-linked glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common human enzymopathy. The severe Mediterranean variant (G6PD Med) found across Europe and Asia is thought to confer protection against malaria, but its effect is unclear. We fitted a Bayesian statistical model to observed G...

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Autores principales: Awab, Ghulam R, Aaram, Fahima, Jamornthanyawat, Natsuda, Suwannasin, Kanokon, Pagornrat, Watcharee, Watson, James A, Woodrow, Charles J, Dondorp, Arjen M, Day, Nicholas PJ, Imwong, Mallika, White, Nicholas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7884069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33543710
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.62448