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Interethnic differences in carriage of haemoglobin AS and Fcgamma receptor IIa (CD32) genotypes in children living in eastern Sudan.
Acta tropica - 1 Feb 2008
Nasr Amre, Elghazali Gehad, Giha Hayder, Troye-Blomberg Marita, Berzins Klavs
Abstract excerpt
Fulani and Masaleit, two sympatric ethnic groups in eastern Sudan, are characterized by marked differences in susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It has been suggested that sickle cell trait carriage may protect from the most severe forms of malaria. Previously, we have shown that FcgammaRIIa polymorphism is associated with the outcome of malaria disease. The present study aimed at determining...
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