An Immune Basis for Malaria Protection by the Sickle Cell Trait

An Immune Basis for Malaria Protection by the Sickle Cell Trait

In a Kenyan population, protection against malaria by sickle cell trait increased over the first 10 years of life, suggesting that the mechanism of protection involves acquired immunity to the parasite.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Williams, Thomas N, Mwangi, Tabitha W, Roberts, David J, Alexander, Neal D, Weatherall, David J, Wambua, Sammy, Kortok, Moses, Snow, Robert W, Marsh, Kevin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1140945/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1140945/

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