Differential impact of sickle cell trait on symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria
Individuals who carry the sickle cell trait ($S$-gene) have a greatly reduced risk of experiencing symptomatic malaria infections. However, previous studies suggestthat the sickle cell trait does not protect against acquiring asymptomatic malaria infections, although the proportion of symptomatic i...
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Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2012-09-01
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Series: | Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering |
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Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2012.9.877 |
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