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G6<scp>PD</scp> deficiency: a classic example of pharmacogenetics with on‐going clinical implications
28 Dec 2013
Abstract excerpt
That primaquine and other drugs can trigger acute haemolytic anaemia in subjects who have an inherited mutation of the glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) gene has been known for over half a century: however, these events still occur, because when giving the drug either the G6PD status of a person is not known, or the risk of this potentially life-threatening complication is under-estimated. Here we review...
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