Hemoglobin S and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency coinheritance in AS and SS individuals in malaria-endemic region: A study in Calabar, Nigeria

Hemoglobin S and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency coinheritance in AS and SS individuals in malaria-endemic region: A study in Calabar, Nigeria

Background: Malaria placed a huge burden on human life and has been reported to be a key health problem affecting developing countries. This study was designed to assay for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) status and malaria parasite density of individuals with sickle cell gene in University...

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Main Authors: Ifeyinwa M Okafor, Henshaw U Okoroiwu, Chukwudi A Ekechi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
hemoglobin
hemoglobin SS
sickle cell
malaria parasite
G6PD
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2019;volume=11;issue=3;spage=118;epage=122;aulast=Okafor

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