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G6PD A- is the major cause of G6PD deficiency among the Siddis of Karnataka, India.
Annals of human biology - 1 Feb 2020
Devendra Rati, Gupta Vinod, Biradar Somashekhar S, Bhat Pradeep, Hegde Shantharam, Hoti S L, Mukherjee Malay B, Hegde Harsha V
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Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common human erythroenzymopathy affecting more than 400 million people worldwide. G6PD deficiency was reported in India more than 50 years ago and the prevalence rate varies from 5.7% to 27.9% in different caste and tribal groups.Aim: To study the prevalence of, and the mutations causing, G6PD deficiency among the Siddis of...
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