Sickle haemoglobin, haemoglobin C and malaria mortality feedbacks
<strong>Background:</strong> Sickle haemoglobin (HbS) and haemoglobin C (HbC) are both caused by point mutations in the beta globin gene, and both offer substantial malaria protection. Despite the fact that the blood disorder caused by homozygosity for HbC is much less severe than that c...
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BioMed Central
2016
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