Protection afforded by sickle-cell trait (Hb AS): What happens when malarial selection pressures are alleviated?

Human Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 583-586

  Hoff, C ^a   Thorneycroft, I ^a   Wilson, F ^a   Williams Murphy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Selection; Sickle cell trait

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034886033     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2001.0053     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Aspects of the distribution of HbS in the United States
2. Protection afforded by sickle-cell trait against subtertian malarial infection
3. Hemoglobin genotype, fertility, and the malaria hypothesis
4. Pregnancy in women with sickle cell trait