Is G6PD A- deficiency associated with recurrent stillbirths in The Gambia?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 128 A, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-105

  Sirugo, Giorgio ^a   Schaefer, Elizabeth A ^a   Mendy, Alieu ^a   West, Beryl ^a   Bailey, Robin ^a   Walraven, Gijs ^a   Sabeti, Pardis ^b   Macciardi, Fabio ^c   Zonta, Laura A ^d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT STILLBIRTH; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 3042763971     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30080     Document Type: Letter

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