A population survey of the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) 563C>T (Mediterranean) mutation in Afghanistan

• Main Authors: Natsuda Jamornthanyawat, Ghulam R. Awab, Naowarat Tanomsing, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Fazel Yamin, Arjen M. Dondorp, Nicholas P.J. Day, Nicholas J. White, Charles J. Woodrow, Mallika Imwong
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/33053

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common inherited enzyme defect and an important problem in areas with Plasmodium vivax infection because of the risk of haemolysis following administration of primaquine to treat the liver forms of the parasite. We undertook a genotypic survey...