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Sickle cells are not necessarily protective against falciparum- A case report

The relation between sickle cell disease (SCD) and malaria is captivating where sickling of the infected red blood cells (RBCs) causes premature hemolysis and parasite death. Although patients with sickle cell trait are relatively protected, malaria can often lead to marked anemia in them due to hem...

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Autores principales: Rasalam, Jess Elizabeth, Kumar, Snehil, Sujith, K., Fouzia, N. A., Palle, Arpana, Daniel, Dolly, Nair, Sukesh Chandran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9855217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687533
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajts.ajts_122_21