Prevalence and genetic variants of G6PD deficiency among two Malagasy populations living in Plasmodium vivax-endemic areas

Prevalence and genetic variants of G6PD deficiency among two Malagasy populations living in Plasmodium vivax-endemic areas

Abstract Background The prevalence and variants of G6PD deficiency in the Plasmodium vivax-endemic zones of Madagascar remain unknown. The admixed African-Austronesian origins of the Malagasy population make it probable that a heterogeneous mix of genetic variants with a spectrum of clinical severit...

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Main Authors: Rosalind E. Howes, Ernest R. Chan, Tovonahary Angelo Rakotomanga, Seth Schulte, John Gibson, Melinda Zikursh, Thierry Franchard, Brune Ramiranirina, Arsène Ratsimbasoa, Peter A. Zimmerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Madagascar
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
G6PDd genotypes
Primaquine
Plasmodium vivax
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1771-6

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