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Sickle cell trait is associated with controlled levels of haem and mild proinflammatory response during acute malaria infection.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 May 2017
Ademolue T W, Amodu O K, Awandare G A
Abstract excerpt
The controlled induction of haemoxygenase-1 (HO-1), an enzyme that catabolizes haem, has been shown to reduce haem, preventing pathologies associated with haem toxicity. The hemoglobin genotype HbAS confers reduced susceptibility to severe complications of malaria by a mechanism that is not well understood. Using a longitudinal approach, we investigated the effect of baseline concentrations of HO-1 on the...
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