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Molecular heterogeneity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Malays in Malaysia.
International journal of hematology - 1 Aug 2002
Yusoff Narazah Mohd, Shirakawa Taku, Nishiyama Kaoru, Ghazali Selamah, Ee Choo Keng, Orita Ayako, Abdullah Wan Zaidah, Isa Mohd Nizam, Van Rostenberghe Hans, Matsuo Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using multiple tandem forward primers and a common reverse primer (MPTP) was recently established as a comprehensive screening method for mutations in X-linked recessive diseases. In the work reported here, MPTP was used to scan for mutations of the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) gene. Mutations in exons 3,4,5,6,7,9, 11, and 12 of the G6PD gene were screened by...
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