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Haptoglobin genotype, anaemia and malaria in Gambian children
Author(s) -
Cox Sharon E.,
Doherty Conor P.,
Atkinson Sarah H.,
Nweneka Chidi V.,
Fulford Anthony J. C.,
Sirugo Giorgio,
Rockett Kirk A.,
Kwiatkowski Dominic P.,
Prentice Andrew M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01976.x
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , haptoglobin , immunology , genotype , plasmodium falciparum , haemolysis , virology , biology , gene , biochemistry
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.