Wide range of G6PD activities found among ethnic groups of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Wide range of G6PD activities found among ethnic groups of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

The proportion of Plasmodium vivax malaria among all malarias is increasing worldwide. Treatment with 8-aminoquinolines remain the only radical cure. However, 8-aminoquinolines can cause severe hemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient patients. The population of the multi-ethn...

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Main Authors: Benedikt Ley, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Wasif Ali Khan, Sarah Auburn, Ching Swe Phru, Nusrat Jahan, Fatema Tuj Johora, Kamala Thriemer, Jenifar Quaiyum Ami, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Ric N. Price, Cristian Koepfli, Mohammad Shafiul Alam
Other Authors: Menzies School of Health Research
Format: Article
Published: 2020
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Medicine
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/59186
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Institution: Mahidol University

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