ABO blood group and the risk of placental malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In malarious areas of the world, a higher proportion of the population has blood group O than in non-malarious areas. This is probably due to a survival advantage conferred either by an attenuating effect on the course of or reductio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/101 |