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G6PD Viangchan (871G>A) is the most common G6PD-deficient variant in the Cambodian population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Louicharoen Chalisa, Nuchprayoon Issarang
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common hereditary enzymopathy among Southeast Asians. We studied G6PD mutations in 108 migrant Cambodian laborers in Chanthaburi province and cord blood samples from 107 Cambodian newborns at Buriram Hospital. Thirty-one (26.1%) of 119 Cambodian males and three of 96 (3.1%) females were G6PD deficient and were assayed for G6PD mutations. G6PD...
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