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dc.contributor.authorBwayo, Denis
dc.contributor.authorKaddumukasa, Mark
dc.contributor.authorDdungu, Henry
dc.contributor.authorKironde, Fred
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T06:47:17Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T06:47:17Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationBwayo, D ... et al (2014) Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and its association with Plasmodium falciparum infection among children in Iganga distric in Uganda. BMC Research Notes.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1756-0500
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12309/177
dc.description.abstractBackground: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a metabolic enzyme involved in the pentose phosphate pathway, its especially important in red blood cell metabolism. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is an X-linked recessive hereditary disease characterised by abnormally low levels of G6PD. About 400 million people worldwide have a deficiency of this enzyme. The remarkable geographic correlation of G6PD deficiency distribution with historical endemicity patterns of malaria has led to suggestions that the two could be linked. Some studies have concluded that G6PD deficiency confers resistance to malaria. Objective: To determine the prevalence of G6PD deficiency, and determine its relationship with prevalence and incidence of P. falciparum infection among children in Uganda. Methods: This was longitudinal study involving 245 children, 135 were actively followed up for 12 months. G6PD status was assessed for using PCR-RFLP method. A thick smear was done to determine presence of plasmodium trophozoites and parasite densities. Results: A total of 245 children between 6 months and 9 years were recruited. Of these 46.5% were males. Overall prevalence for the X-linked G6PD A- mutation was; 79.59% wild type, 12.65% heterozygous and 7.76% homozygous or hemizygous. Among the males 14% were hemizygous. At baseline, 40.8% had asymptomatic P falciparum infection. There was no statistically significant difference in prevalence and incidence rates of malaria infection among the different G6PD genotypes with prevalence among heterozygous, homozygous, and wild type being 29%, 42.6% and 43% respectively (p = 0.11) and incidence among heterozygous and wild type being 0.56 and 0.52 episodes/year (p = 0.5). The heterozygous G6PD A- females had a lower parasite density compared to the wild type (2505 vs 941 parasites/μL; P = 0.024). Conclusions: This study showed that 20.41% of the population in this part of Uganda carry the G6PD A-mutation, within the range of 15-32% seen in other parts of Africa. P. falciparum infection incidence and prevalence rates are similar among the G6PD genotypes though, once infected, P. falciparum parasite densities are lowest among G6PD A- heterozygous females. This suggests differences in P. falciparum infection rates and severity of disease could be mediated by differences in parasite densities among the different G6PD genotypes.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiomed centralen_US
dc.subjectglucose-6-phosphateen_US
dc.subjectglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseen_US
dc.subjectPlasmodium falciparumen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and its association with Plasmodium falciparum infection among children in Iganga distric in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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