Haptoglobin genotype, anaemia and malaria in Gambian children.

OBJECTIVE: To retest our previous finding that the haptoglobin (Hp) 22 genotype is associated with seasonal anaemia, and to investigate the role of malaria in this effect. METHODS: Haemoglobin (Hb) and peripheral parasitaemia were assessed at pre- and post-malarial season cross-sectional surveys in...

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Main Authors: Cox, SE, Doherty, C, Atkinson, S, Nweneka, C, Fulford, A, Sirugo, G, Rockett, K, Kwiatkowski, D, Prentice, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008