Associations between red cell polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparum infection in the middle belt of Ghana.

BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) polymorphisms are common in malaria endemic regions and are known to protect against severe forms of the disease. Therefore, it is important to screen for these polymorphisms in drugs or vaccines efficacy trials. This study was undertaken to evaluate associations bet...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Amoako, Kwaku Poku Asante, George Adjei, Gordon A Awandare, Langbong Bimi, Seth Owusu-Agyei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4254276?pdf=render