Sickle Cell Trait Protects Against Plasmodium falciparum Infection

Although sickle cell trait protects against severe disease due to Plasmodium falciparum, it has not been clear whether sickle trait also protects against asymptomatic infection (parasitemia). To address this question, the authors identified 171 persistently smear-negative children and 450 asymptomat...

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Main Authors: Billo, Mounkaila A., Johnson, Eric S., Doumbia, Seydou O., Poudiougou, Belco, Sagara, Issaka, Diawara, Sory I., Diakité, Mahamadou, Diallo, Mouctar, Doumbo, Ogobara K., Tounkara, Anatole, Rice, Janet, James, Mark A., Krogstad, Donald J.
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Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530358/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23035141
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kws323
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