摘要:Subjects with sickle cell trait have been known to offer resistance to induced Plasmodium falciparum infection. The resistance to malarial infection in other haemoglobinopathic disorders is not clearly known. Investigations were undertaken to test for resistance to malaria in Hb E thalassaemia disease. Compared to controls, subjects with Hb E thalassaemia disease were found to have significant resistance to induced Plasmodium vivax infection. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (589K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 51 52 53 54 55