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Familial aggregation of cerebral malaria and severe malarial anemia.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2005
Ranque Stéphane, Safeukui Innocent, Poudiougou Belco, Traoré Abdoulaye, Keita Modibo, Traoré Diamori, Diakité Mahamadou, Cissé Mahamadou B, Keita Marouf M, Doumbo Ogobara K, Dessein Alain J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The predominant manifestations of severe malaria in African children are cerebral malaria (CM) and severe malarial anemia (SMA). As a first step toward a family-based approach to identify the environmental and genetic pathways that contribute to severe malaria, we tested whether it aggregates within families. METHODS: Family history of severe malaria was explored during face-to-face interviews with...
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