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Coexistence of five G6PD variants indicates ethnic complexity of Phuket islanders, Southern Thailand.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Ninokata Aya, Kimura Ryosuke, Samakkarn Urai, Settheetham-Ishida Wannapa, Ishida Takafumi
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymopathy in humans. The prevalence of G6PD deficiency and its molecular basis were studied in Phuket islanders, Southern Thailand. A total of 345 volunteers (123 males and 222 females) were recruited in this study. Infection with Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium vivax was not detected in any of these subjects by polymerase chain reaction...
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