The discovery of resistance to malaria of sickle-cell heterozygotes

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 279-287

  Allison, Anthony C ^a  

^a SurroMed Inc   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALARIA; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 2442545404     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030050108     Document Type: Review

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