Associations between red blood cell variants and malaria among children and adults from three areas of Uganda: a prospective cohort study.

Elijah R KakandeBryan GreenhouseFrancis BajunirweChris DrakeleyJoaniter I NankabirwaAndrew WalakiraSamuel L NsobyaAgaba KatureebeJohn RekEmmanuel ArinaitwePhilip J RosenthalMoses R KamyaGrant DorseyIsabel Rodriguez-Barraquer

Published in: Malaria journal (2020)

RBC variants were associated with non-severe malaria outcomes. Elucidation of the mechanisms by which they confer protection will improve understanding of genetic protection against malaria.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
plasmodium falciparum
copy number
young adults
genome wide
type diabetes
early onset
skeletal muscle
weight loss