Article
Haptoglobin phenotypes and malaria infection in pregnant women at delivery in western Cameroon.
Acta tropica - 1 Mar 2004
Minang Jacob T, Gyan Ben A, Anchang Judith K, Troye-Blomberg Marita, Perlmann Hedvig, Achidi Eric A
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes have been reported to sequester in the placenta by adhering to chondroitin 4-sulfate during pregnancy. Earlier studies have highlighted higher susceptibility of primigravidae to P. falciparum compared to multigravidae living within the same endemic area...
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