Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Falciparum Malaria *
- 1 May 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 14 (3) , 358-362
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1965.14.358
Abstract
Summary Investigations of the duration of the prepatent period and of the early clinical course of falciparum malaria (McLendon strain) were conducted with 16 non-immune American Negro men. Eight of the men were glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient and 8 were not. The investigations did not disclose evidence supporting the hypothesis that G6PD deficiency confers a biologic advantage against falciparum malaria.Keywords
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