Malaria and the Sickle Cell Trait: Conferring Selective Protective Advantage to Malaria
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Medical Research - Year 2020, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Malaria is an endemic disease in the developing countries like Nigeria with high mortality and morbidity rates especially in children and pregnant women who are immune competent. A lot of measures have been taken to control malaria in this part of the world but is still major problem confronting person in the malaria endemic areas. Sickle cell trait has been shown to confer selective protective advantage to malaria on the persons possessing the hemoglobin genotype. This paper discussed the selective protective advantage of sickle cell trait to malaria.
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Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi1,2* and Obeagu Getrude Uzoma3
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