ABO blood group and the risk of placental malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

ABO blood group and the risk of placental malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In malarious areas of the world, a higher proportion of the population has blood group O than in non-malarious areas. This is probably due to a survival advantage conferred either by an attenuating effect on the course of or reductio...

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Main Authors: Ramharter Michael, Grobusch Martin P, Luty Adrian JF, Adegnika Ayola A, Yazdanbakhsh Maria, Kremsner Peter G, Schwarz Norbert G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/101

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