Interaction of malaria with a common form of severe thalassemia in an Asian population.

In many Asian populations, the commonest form of severe thalassemia results from the coinheritance of HbE and beta thalassemia. The management of this disease is particularly difficult because of its extreme clinical diversity; although some genetic and adaptive factors have been identified as pheno...

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Main Authors: O'Donnell, A, Premawardhena, A, Arambepola, M, Samaranayake, R, Allen, S, Peto, T, Fisher, C, Cook, J, Corran, P, Olivieri, N, Weatherall, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009