Hemoglobinopathies, merozoite surface protein-2 gene polymorphisms, and acquisition of Epstein Barr virus among infants in Western Kenya

Hemoglobinopathies, merozoite surface protein-2 gene polymorphisms, and acquisition of Epstein Barr virus among infants in Western Kenya

Abstract Background Epstein Barr virus (EBV)-associated endemic Burkitt’s Lymphoma pediatric cancer is associated with morbidity and mortality among children resident in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum regions in western Kenya. P. falciparum exerts strong selection pressure on sickle cell trait (S...

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Main Authors: Perez K. Olewe, Shehu Shagari Awandu, Elly O. Munde, Samuel B. Anyona, Evans Raballah, Asito S. Amolo, Sidney Ogola, Erick Ndenga, Clinton O. Onyango, Rosemary Rochford, Douglas J. Perkins, Collins Ouma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Alpha thalassemia
SCT
G6PD mutations
MSP-2
EBV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11063-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11063-2

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