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Asian G6PD-Mahidol Reticulocytes Sustain Normal Plasmodium Vivax Development.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2017
Bancone Germana, Malleret Benoit, Suwanarusk Rossarin, Chowwiwat Nongnud, Chu Cindy S, McGready Rose, Rénia Laurent, Nosten François, Russell Bruce
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymatic disorder in humans and appears to be protective against falciparum severe malaria. Controversially, it is also thought that Plasmodium vivax has driven the recent selection of G6PD alleles. We use an experimental approach to determine whether G6PD-MahidolG487A variant, a widespread cause of severe G6PD deficiency in Southeast Asia,...
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