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Effect of α+ Thalassemia on the Severity of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Different Sickle Cell Genotypes in Indian Adults: A Hospital-Based Study.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2023
Purohit Prasanta, Mohanty Pradeep Kumar, Panigrahi Jogeswar, Das Kishalaya, Patel Siris
Abstract excerpt
There is a paucity of literature on the association of α+-thalassemia, sickle-cell hemoglobin disorders, and malaria in India. This study aimed to understand the effect of α+-thalassemia on the severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adults with respect to sickle-cell genotypes. The study subjects were categorized into 'severe-malaria' and 'uncomplicated-malaria' and age-gender matched 'control' groups....
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