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The Haptoglobin 2-2 Genotype Is Associated with a Reduced Incidence of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Children on the Coast of Kenya

Atkinson, Sarah H.; Mwangi, Tabitha; Uyoga, Sophie M.; Ogada, Edna; Macharia, Alex W.; Marsh, Kevin; Prentice, Andrew M.; Williams, Thomas N. (Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007-03-15)

Background—Haptoglobin (Hp) genotype determines the efficiency of hemoglobin clearance after malaria-induced hemolysis and alters antioxidant and immune functions. The Hp2 allele is thought to have spread under strong ...