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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) mutations and haemoglobinuria syndrome in the Vietnamese population.
Malaria journal - 10 Jul 2009
Hue Nguyen Thi, Charlieu Jean Paul, Chau Tran Thi Hong, Day Nick, Farrar Jeremy J, Hien Tran Tinh, Dunstan Sarah J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Vietnam the blackwater fever syndrome (BWF) has been associated with malaria infection, quinine ingestion and G6PD deficiency. The G6PD variants within the Vietnamese Kinh contributing to the disease risk in this population, and more generally to haemoglobinuria, are currently unknown. METHOD: Eighty-two haemoglobinuria patients and 524 healthy controls were screened for G6PD deficiency using...
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