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  • Title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in northern Vietnam.
    Author: Verlé P, Nhan DH, Tinh TT, Uyen TT, Thuong ND, Kongs A, Stuyft P, Coosemans M.
    Journal: Trop Med Int Health; 2000 Mar; 5(3):203-6. PubMed ID: 10747283.
    Abstract:
    Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was evaluated in 1676 schoolboys in northern Vietnam. The trait was nearly absent in boys of the Kinh (0.5%) and the Mong (0.7%) ethnic groups that traditionally have lived outside malaria transmission areas. Prevalences among ethnic groups living in the foothills, the breeding area of the main malaria vector Anopheles minimus, ranged from 9.7% to 31%. These findings support the hypothesis of a selective advantage of the trait in Plasmodium falciparum-endemic areas.
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