The Effect of α (+)-Thalassaemia on the Incidence of Malaria and Other Diseases in Children Living on the Coast of Kenya

BACKGROUND: The α-thalassaemias are the commonest genetic disorders of humans. It is generally believed that this high frequency reflects selection through a survival advantage against death from malaria; nevertheless, the epidemiological description of the relationships between α-thalassaemia, mala...

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Autores principales: Wambua, Sammy, Mwangi, Tabitha W, Kortok, Moses, Uyoga, Sophie M, Macharia, Alex W, Mwacharo, Jedidah K, Weatherall, David J, Snow, Robert W, Marsh, Kevin, Williams, Thomas N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1435778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16605300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030158

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1435778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16605300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030158

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