Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of G6PD deficiency in Bengali adults with severe and uncomplicated malaria

• Main Authors: Katherine Plewes, Ingfar Soontarawirat, Aniruddha Ghose, Germana Bancone, Hugh W.F. Kingston, M. Trent Herdman, Stije J. Leopold, Haruhiko Ishioka, Md Abul Faiz, Nicholas M. Anstey, Nicholas P.J. Day, Md Amir Hossain, Mallika Imwong, Arjen M. Dondorp, Charles J. Woodrow
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/42846

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Control of malaria increasingly involves administration of 8-aminoquinolines, with accompanying risk of haemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Few data on the prevalence and genotypic basis of G6PD deficiency are availabl...