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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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