Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of G6PD deficiency in Bengali adults with severe and uncomplicated malaria.
Katherine PlewesIngfar SoontarawiratAniruddha GhoseGermana BanconeHugh W F KingstonM Trent HerdmanStije J LeopoldHaruhiko IshiokaMd Abul FaizNicholas M AnsteyNicholas P J DayMd Amir HossainMallika ImwongArjen M DondorpCharles J WoodrowPublished in: Malaria journal (2017)
In line with other recent work, G6PD deficiency is uncommon in Bengalis in Bangladesh. Further studies of particular ethnic groups are needed to evaluate the potential risk of wide deployment of primaquine in malaria control efforts in Bangladesh.