Human malaria: segregation analysis of blood infection levels in a suburban area and a rural area in Burkina Faso.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1998)15:5<435::AID-GEPI1>3.0.CO;2-#

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Human malaria: segregation analysis of blood infection levels in a suburban area and a rural area in Burkina Faso.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1998

Rihet P, Abel L, Traoré Y, Traoré-Leroux T, Aucan C, Fumoux F

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The genetic control of blood infection levels in human malaria remains unclear. Case control studies have not demonstrated a strong association between candidate genes and blood parasite densities as opposed to surveys that have focused on severe malaria. As an alternative approach, we used segre...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Blood Group Antigens
Burkina Faso
Child
Child, Preschool
Genotype
Hemoglobins
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Malaria, Falciparum
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Rural Population

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