Haptoglobin HP2-2 genotype, α-thalassaemia and acute seizures in children living in a malaria-endemic area

Polymorphisms of the haptoglobin (HP) gene and deletions in α-globin gene (α-thalassaemia) are common in malaria-endemic Africa. The same region also has high incidence rates for childhood acute seizures. The haptoglobin HP2-2 genotype has been associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsies and a...

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Autores principales: Idro, Richard, Williams, Thomas N., Gwer, Samson, Uyoga, Sophie, Macharia, Alex, Opi, Herbert, Atkinson, Sarah, Maitland, Kathryn, Kager, Piet A., Kwiatkowski, Dominic, Neville, Brian G.R., Newton, Charles R.J.C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science Publishers 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18554871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.04.021

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18554871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.04.021

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