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Further investigations of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase variants in Flores Island, eastern Indonesia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Kawamoto Fumihiko, Matsuoka Hiroyuki, Kanbe Toshio, Tantular Indah S, Pusarawati Suhintam, Kerong Henyo I, Damianus Wera, Mere Dominikus, Dachlan Yoes P
Abstract excerpt
We conducted field surveys for malaria and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in the eastern part of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. A total of 1,108 volunteers (642 males and 466 females) belonging to three ethnic groups (Sikka, Ende and Bajo) were examined, and 55 G6PD-deficient individuals (38 males and 17 females) were detected. Among them, 50 samples were analyzed...
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