Cargando…

Ferroportin Q248H mutation was not found to be protective against malaria and anemia in children under 5 years living in South Kivu/Democratic Republic of Congo, an endemic area of Plasmodium infection

BACKGROUND: Ferroportin (FPN) is known as an iron exporter and its effect on RBC iron could therefore hamper the growth of malaria parasites, since parasites are in need of iron. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of FPN Q248H in South Kivu/DRC and to evaluate its role in Plasmodium...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bahati, Yvette Lufungulo, Delanghe, Joris, Balaluka, Ghislain Bisimwa, Vandepoele, Karl, Cirhuza, Justin Cikomola, Kishabongo, Antoine Sadiki, Philippé, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9437791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36060466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10460