Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is associated with asymptomatic malaria in a rural community in Burkina Faso

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is associated with asymptomatic malaria in a rural community in Burkina Faso

Objective: To investigate 4 combinations of mutations responsible for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in a rural community of Burkina Faso, a malaria endemic country. Methods: Two hundred individuals in a rural community were genotyped for the mutations A376G, G202A, A542T, G680T...

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Main Authors: Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Cyrille Bisseye, Bapio Valery Jean Télesphore Elvira Bazie, Birama Diarra, Tegwindé Rebeca Compaore, Florencia Djigma, Virginio Pietra, Remy Moret, Jacques Simpore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-08-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Subjects:
Polymerase chain reaction
Mutations
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Asymptomatic malaria
Burkina Faso
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