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Association of CYP2C19, CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 Genetic Variants on Primaquine Hemolysis in G6PD-Deficient Patients
30 Jun 2023
Abstract excerpt
In the Amazon, the treatment for Plasmodium vivax is chloroquine plus primaquine. However, this regimen is limited due to the risk of acute hemolytic anemia in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Primaquine is a prodrug that requires conversion by the CYP2D6 enzyme to be effective against malaria. A series of cases were performed at an infectious diseases reference hospital in the Western Brazilian...
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