Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among tribal populations of India - Country scenario.

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dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Malay B
dc.contributor.authorColah, Roshan B
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Snehal
dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Kanjaksha
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T04:34:13Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T04:34:13Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstractIt is believed that the tribal people, who constitute 8.6 per cent of the total population (2011 census of India), are the original inhabitants of India. Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked genetic defect, affecting around 400 million people worldwide and is characterized by considerable biochemical and molecular heterogeneity. Deficiency of this enzyme is highly polymorphic in those areas where malaria is/has been endemic. G6PD deficiency was reported from India more than 50 years ago. the prevalence varies from 2.3 to 27.0 per cent with an overall prevalence of 7.7 per cent in different tribal groups. Since the tribal populations live in remote areas where malaria is/has been endemic, irrational use of antimalarial drugs could result in an increased number of cases with drug induced haemolysis. Therefore, before giving antimalarial therapy, routine screening for G6PD deficiency should be undertaken in those tribal communities where its prevalence is high.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMukherjee Malay B, Colah Roshan B, Martin Snehal, Ghosh Kanjaksha. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among tribal populations of India - Country scenario. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2015 May; 141(5): 516-520.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/170207
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510748/en_US
dc.subjectDeficiencyen_US
dc.subjectG6PDen_US
dc.subjectmalaria- tribesen_US
dc.subjectvarianten_US
dc.titleGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among tribal populations of India - Country scenario.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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