Article
Blood group phenotypes A and B are risk factors for cerebral malaria in Odisha, India.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Sept 2012
Rout Ronnaly, Dhangadamajhi Gunanidhi, Ghadei Milan, Mohapatra Biranchi N, Kar Shantanu K, Ranjit Manoranjan
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing evidence that the ABO blood group phenotypes modulates Plasmodium falciparum rosetting and may influence the clinical manifestation of severe malaria. Whether blood group phenotypes are associated with risk of severe falciparum malaria in Odisha, we analyzed 343 adult malaria patients. The results showed high prevalence of blood group B in both mild (n=110) and severe malaria (cerebral malaria...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Adult
- Animals
- Female
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- India
- Malaria, Cerebral
- Male
- Phenotype
- Plasmodium falciparum
