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Prevalence and spectrum of mutations causing G6PD deficiency in Indian populations.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2020
Devendra Rati, Gupta Vinodkumar, Shanmugam Rajasubramaniam, Singh M P S S, Patel Purushottam, Valecha Neena, Mishra Neelima, Ahmed Naseem, Hoti S L, Hegde Harsha V, Warang Prashant, Chiddarwar Ashish, Kedar Prabhakar, Mayekar Pramod, Mukherjee Malay B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most common human erythroenzymopathy affecting around 10% of the world population. India is endemic for malaria and antimalarial drugs are known to induce haemolysis in G6PD deficient individuals. Here we report the prevalence as well as the molecular diversity of G6PD deficiency in geographical regions of India. METHODS AND RESULTS: A...
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