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ABO blood group phenotypes influence parity specific immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Malawian women.
Malaria journal - 3 Aug 2007
Senga Edward, Loscertales Maria-Paz, Makwakwa K E B, Liomba George N, Dzamalala Charles, Kazembe Peter N, Brabin Bernard J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Blood group O has been significantly associated with increased placental malaria infection in primiparae and reduced risk of infection in multiparae in the Gambia, an area with markedly seasonal malaria transmission. This study analyses the association between ABO blood group phenotypes in relation to placental malaria pathology and birth outcomes in southern Malawi, an area with perennial malaria...
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