Both heterozygous and homozygous alpha+ thalassemias protect against severe and fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria on the coast of Kenya.

Although the alpha+ thalassemias almost certainly confer protection against death from malaria, this has not been formally documented. We have conducted a study involving 655 case patients with rigorously defined severe malaria and 648 controls, frequency matched on area of residence and ethnic grou...

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主要な著者: Williams, T, Wambua, S, Uyoga, S, Macharia, A, Mwacharo, J, Newton, C, Maitland, K
フォーマット: Journal article
言語:English
出版事項: 2005

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