Impaired cytoadherence of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes containing sickle hemoglobin

Sickle trait, the heterozygous state of normal hemoglobin A (HbA) and sickle hemoglobin S (HbS), confers protection against malaria in Africa. AS children infected with Plasmodium falciparum are less likely than AA children to suffer the symptoms or severe manifestations of malaria, and they often c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2008-01, Vol.105 (3), p.991-996
Hauptverfasser: Cholera, Rushina, Brittain, Nathaniel J, Gillrie, Mark R, Lopera-Mesa, Tatiana M, Diakité, Séidina A.S, Arie, Takayuki, Krause, Michael A, Guindo, Aldiouma, Tubman, Abby, Fujioka, Hisashi, Diallo, Dapa A, Doumbo, Ogobara K, Ho, May, Wellems, Thomas E, Fairhurst, Rick M
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