Does α +-Thalassaemia Protect against Malaria?

Pasvol discusses a new study in PLoS Medicine that shows that α +-thalassemia protects against severe but not mild malaria. A new study finds that α +-thalassaemia protects against severe but not mild malaria

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Published in:PLoS medicine Vol. 3; no. 5; p. e235
Main Author: Pasvol, Geoffrey
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.05.2006
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:
alpha-Thalassemia - genetics
Anemia - etiology
Anemia - prevention & control
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Epidemiology/Public Health
Genetics/Genomics/Gene Therapy
Hematology
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Kenya - epidemiology
Malaria
Malaria, Falciparum - complications
Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum - genetics
Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control
Medicine in Developing Countries
Microbiology
Parasitemia
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Pediatrics
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Kenya
ISSN:1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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Summary:Pasvol discusses a new study in PLoS Medicine that shows that α +-thalassemia protects against severe but not mild malaria. A new study finds that α +-thalassaemia protects against severe but not mild malaria
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Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.
Geoffrey Pasvol is Professor of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. E-mail: g.pasvol@imperial.ac.uk
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030235