Molecular characterization and mapping of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) mutations in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax malaria elimination can only be achieved by the deployment of 8-aminoquinolines (primaquine and tafenoquine) in combination with ACT to kill both blood and liver-stage parasites. However, primaquine and the other 8-aminoquinolines cause dose-dependent haemolysis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2652-y |