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Antibody responses to P. falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1(AMA-1) in relation to haemoglobin S (HbS), HbC, G6PD and ABO blood groups among Fulani and Masaleit living in Western Sudan.
Acta tropica - 1 Jun 2018
Nasr Amre, Saleh Ayman M, Eltoum Muna, Abushouk Amir, Hamza Anhar, Aljada Ahmad, El-Toum Mohamed E, Abu-Zeid Yousif A, Allam Gamal, ElGhazali Gehad
Abstract excerpt
Fulani and Masaleit are two sympatric ethnic groups in western Sudan who are characterised by marked differences in susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It has been demonstrated that Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and Sickle cell trait HbAS carriers are protected from the most severe forms of malaria. This study aimed to investigate a set of specific IgG subclasses against P....
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