Back in the 1950s, researchers found that some patients who received primaquine — an anti-malarial drug — developed hemolytic anemia and had lower levels of G6PD in their blood.

追溯到1950年，研究者发现注射过能抗疟疾的伯氨喹的一些患者溶血性贫血和G6PD在他们的血液中处于较低的水平。