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Distribution of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase mutations in Southeast Asia.
Human genetics - 1 Jun 2001
Iwai K, Hirono A, Matsuoka H, Kawamoto F, Horie T, Lin K, Tantular I S, Dachlan Y P, Notopuro H, Hidayah N I, Salim A M, Fujii H, Miwa S, Ishii A
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a heterogeneous enzyme abnormality with high frequency in tropical areas. We performed population screening and molecular studies of G6PD variants to clarify their distribution and features in Southeast Asia. A total of 4317 participants (2019 males, 2298 females) from 16 ethnic groups in Myanmar, Lao in Laos, and Amboinese in Indonesia were screened with a...
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