GSTM1 and Plasmodium vivax malaria: Comparative analysis of HC and different parasitemic vivax malaria patients indicated that platelet levels, ESR and RBC counts were lower (p ≤ 0.05) in the malaria patients (both LPVM and MPVM), while hemoglobin (Hb) levels were found to be significantly lower (p < 0.0001) only in MPVM and DF patients (Fig. 1A and Table S1A).