Association between haematological parameters and sickle cell genotypes in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria resident in Kisumu County in Western Kenya
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05625-z
Abstract: Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder due to point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in substitution of Valine for Glutamic acid. The SCD is prevalent in P. falciparum endemic regions such… read more here.
Keywords: western kenya; falciparum malaria; haematological parameters; cell genotypes ... See more keywords