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Thalassemia and malaria: new insights into an old problem.
Proceedings of the Association of American Physicians - 1 Jan 2000
Clegg J B, Weatherall D J
Abstract excerpt
The hemoglobinopathies are probably the world's most common genetic diseases: The World Health Organization has estimated that at least 5% of the population are carriers for one or other of the most serious forms, the alpha- and beta-thalassemias and the structural variant hemoglobins S, C, and E, which are found at polymorphic frequencies in many countries. All these hemoglobinopathies are believed to provide...
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