Article
G6PD Deficiency and Hemoglobinopathies: Molecular Epidemiological Characteristics and Healthy Effects on Malaria Endemic Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Lin Min, Yang Li Ye, Xie Dong De, Chen Jiang Tao, Nguba Santiago-m Monte, Ehapo Carlos Sala, Zhan Xiao Fen, Eyi Juan Urbano Monsuy, Matesa Rocio Apicante, Obono Maximo Miko Ondo, Yang Hui, Yang Hui Tian, Cheng Ji Dong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and hemoglobinopathies were the inherited conditions found mostly in African. However, few epidemiological data of these disorders was reported in Equatorial Guinea (EQG). This study aimed to assess the prevalence and healthy effects of G6PD deficiency and hemoglobinopathies among the people on malaria endemic Bioko Island, EQG. MATERIALS AND...
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