The friendly use of chloroquine in the COVID-19 disease: a warning for the G6PD-deficient males and for the unaware carriers of pathogenic alterations of the G6PD gene.

Capoluongo, Ettore D; Amato, Felice; Castaldo, Giuseppe

Capoluongo, Ettore D; Amato, Felice; Castaldo, Giuseppe.

Capoluongo ED; CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.
Amato F; Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, and Department of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine - Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Castaldo G; CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.

Clin Chem Lab Med ; 58(7): 1162-1164, 2020 06 25.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-976022

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Chloroquine/adverse effects; Chloroquine/therapeutic use; Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase/drug effects; Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy; Betacoronavirus/genetics; Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity; COVID-19; Female; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase/genetics; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency/drug therapy; Heterozygote; Humans; Male; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2

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COVID-19; Chloroquine; G6PD

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Chloroquine / Coronavirus Infections / Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Clin Chem Lab Med Journal subject: Chemistry, Clinical / Laboratory Techniques and procedures Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cclm-2020-0442

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