An evaluation of concurrent G6PD (A-) deficiency and sickle cell trait in Malian populations of children with severe or uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 795-796

  Guindo, Aldiouma ^a   Traore, Karim ^a   Diakite, Seidina ^a   Wellems, Thomas E ^b   Doumbo, Ogobara K ^a   Diallo, Dapa Aly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

AFRICA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISTASIS; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; THALASSEMIA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMIZYGOTE; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MALI; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 80051798888     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22093     Document Type: Letter

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