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This condition is common in populations exposed to malaria; an acute febrile disease caused by <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> parasites. G6PD-deficient individuals may suffer from acute hemolysis following the prescription of Primaquine, an antimalarial treatment. The population at risk for such a condition includes the Senoi group of Orang Asli, a remote indigenous community in Malaysia. This study aimed to elucidate the G6PD molecular heterogeneity in this subethnic group which is important for malaria elimination. A total of 662 blood samples (369 males and 293 females) from the Senoi subethnic group were screened for G6PD deficiency using a quantitative G6PD assay, OSMMR2000-D kit with Hb normalization. After excluding the family members, the overall prevalence of G6PD deficiency in the studied population was 15.2% (95% CI: 11\u201319%; 56 of 369), with males (30 of 172; 17.4%) outnumbering females (26 of 197; 13.2%). The adjusted male median (AMM), defined as 100% G6PD activity, was 11.8 IU\/gHb. A total of 36 participants (9.6%; 26 male and 10 female) were deficient (&lt;30% of AMM) and 20 participants (5.4%; 4 male and 16 female) were G6PD-intermediate (30\u201370% of AMM). A total of 87 samples were genotyped, of which 18 showed no mutation. Seven mutations were found among 69 genotyped samples; IVS11 T93C (47.1%; n = 41), rs1050757 (3\u2019UTR +357A&gt;G)(39.1%; n = 34), G6PD Viangchan (c.871G&gt;A)(25.3%; n = 22), G6PD Union (c.1360C&gt;T)(21.8%; n = 19), c.1311C&gt;T(20.7%; n = 18), G6PD Kaiping (c.1388G&gt;A)(8.0%; n = 7), and G6PD Coimbra (c.592C&gt;T)(2.3%; n = 2). Our analysis revealed 27 hemizygote males, 18 heterozygote females, 7 homozygote females, and 2 compound heterozygote females. This study confirms the high prevalence of G6PD deficiency among the Senoi Malaysian Orang Asli, with a significant degree of molecular heterogeneity. 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