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Sickle haemoglobin, haemoglobin C and malaria mortality feedbacks
BACKGROUND: 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 caused by homozygosity for HbS...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709991/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26753833 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-1077-5 |