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Transgenic mice expressing human sickle hemoglobin are partially resistant to rodent malaria
1 Jan 1993
Abstract excerpt
The polymorphic frequency of the gene for beta s-globin involved in the generation of sickle trait and sickle cell anemia in the human population is caused by the enhanced resistance of sickle trait individuals to Plasmodium falciparum malaria, as supported by epidemiologic and in vitro studies. However, the mechanism for the protective effect of sickle hemoglobin in vivo has not been fully defined. The...
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