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• An inherited abnormality that causes the loss of a red blood cell enzyme. People who are G6PD deficient should not take the antimalarial drug primaquine.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  G6PD deficiency. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/g6pd-deficiency.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  G6PD deficiency. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/g6pd-deficiency (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "G6PD deficiency." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/g6pd-deficiency.

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