| coexistence of five g6pd variants indicates ethnic complexity of phuket islanders, southern thailand. | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency is the most common enzymopathy in humans. the prevalence of g6pd deficiency and its molecular basis were studied in phuket islanders, southern thailand. a total of 345 volunteers (123 males and 222 females) were recruited in this study. infection with plasmodium falciparum or plasmodium vivax was not detected in any of these subjects by polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based diagnosis. g6pd-deficient individuals were identified with the wst-8/1- ... | 2006 | 16528451 |