Benign ethnic neutropenia in a South African population, and its association with HIV acquisition and adverse event reporting in an HIV vaccine clinical trial.

Benign ethnic neutropenia in a South African population, and its association with HIV acquisition and adverse event reporting in an HIV vaccine clinical trial.

Benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN) is defined as a neutrophil count of <1.5×109 cells/L in healthy individuals and is more common in populations of certain ethnicities, e.g. African or Middle Eastern ethnicity. Neutrophil values are commonly included in eligibility criteria for research participatio...

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Main Authors: Rephaim Mpofu, Kennedy Otwombe, Koleka Mlisana, Maphoshane Nchabeleng, Mary Allen, James Kublin, M Juliana McElrath, Linda-Gail Bekker, Gavin Churchyard, Glenda Gray, Fatima Laher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241708

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241708

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