Invasion and growth of Plasmodium falciparum is inhibited in fractionated thalassaemic erythrocytes
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 91 (2) , 138-143
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90200-5
Abstract
Epidemiological and clinical studies have indicated that the thalassaemias may confer protection against malaria. The study reported here investigateKeywords
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