Thalassemia and malaria: New insights into an old problem

Proceedings of the Association of American Physicians

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 278-282

  Clegg, J B ^a   Weatherall, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Infectious disease; Population genetics; Selection

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN S;

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTECTION; REVIEW; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0032803572     PISSN: 1081650X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1381.1999.99235.x     Document Type: Review

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