Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and malaria--a study on north Madras population

Mathews, S.T.; Kumaresan, P.R.; Selvam, R.

Journal of Communicable Diseases 23(3): 178-181

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5138
PMID: 1812162
Document Number: 385037
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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