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A 29-year-old black man has been diagnosed with malaria. After starting a course of therapy with primaquine, he has become anemic. Blood analysis reveals an increase in circulating reticulocytes, and urine analysis reveals hemoglobinuria. Which best explains the decrease in hemoglobin?
A. Abnormality in the β-globin chain
B. Defect in α-globin chain synthesis
C. Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
D. Inhibition of pyruvate kinase
E. Reduced dietary iron absorption
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A 29-year-old black man has been diagnosed with malaria. After starting a course of therapy with primaquine, he has become anemic. Blood analysis reveals an increase in circulating reticulocytes, and urine analysis reveals hemoglobinuria. Which best explains the decrease in hemoglobin?
A. Abnormality in the β-globin chain
B. Defect in α-globin chain synthesis
C. Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
D. Inhibition of pyruvate kinase
E. Reduced dietary iron absorption
