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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is linked with cardiovascular disease

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We thank the funding provided by the Malcolm W. Feist Cardiovascular Research Fellowship from the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences (CCDS), LSUHSC, Shreveport, to RP and the Endowed Chair in Diabetes to SKJ.

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Parsanathan, R., Jain, S.K. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is linked with cardiovascular disease. Hypertens Res 43, 582–584 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-020-0402-8

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