Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and malaria--a study on north Madras population.
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| ID: sea-112034
ABSTRACT
Blood samples from 381 healthy individuals and 236 malaria patients residing in North Madras were studied for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The incidence of this deficiency in this area was found to be 10.05%. Partially deficient healthy females showed a protective trend against malarial infection with the Chi-squared test approaching statistical significance.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
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India
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Malaria
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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