title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and malaria--a study on north Madras population.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical biochemistry, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, India.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kumaresan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvam
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male