Is glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency more prevalent in Carrion's disease endemic areas in Latin America?
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
; (12): 1079-1080, 2015.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-820424
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a cytoplasmic enzyme with an important function in cell oxidative damage prevention. Erythrocytes have a predisposition towards oxidized environments due to their lack of mitochondria, giving G6PD a major role in its stability. G6PD deficiency (G6PDd) is the most common enzyme deficiency in humans; it affects approximately 400 million individuals worldwide. The overall G6PDd allele frequency across malaria endemic countries is estimated to be 8%, corresponding to approximately 220 million males and 133 million females. However, there are no reports on the prevalence of G6PDd in Andean communities where bartonellosis is prevalent.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Malária
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo