What is the relationship between haptoglobin, malaria, and anaemia?
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16637743.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1450019.
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Abstract
Rogerson discusses a new study that found that children with the haptoglobin (Hp) 2-2 genotype had a greater fall in hemoglobin over the malaria season than children with other Hp genotypes.
Medical subject headings
- Anemia
- Haptoglobins