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G6PD Viangchan and G6PD Mediterranean are the main variants in G6PD deficiency in the Malay population of Malaysia.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Jan 2003
Yusoff Narazah Mohd, Shirakawa Taku, Nishiyama Kaoro, Ee Choo Keng, Isa Mohd Nizam, Matsuo Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked red blood cell enzymopathy common in malaria endemic areas. Individuals affected by this disease show a wide variety of clinical signs of acute hemolytic anemia. Mutations of the G6PD gene in the Malay population with G6PD deficiency in Kelantan, a state in North East Malaysia were studied. Ninety-three individuals with G6PD deficiency were...
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