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Does α +-Thalassaemia Protect against Malaria?

Geoffrey Pasvol

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Does α + -Thalassaemia Protect against Malaria?A new study fi nds that α + -thalassaemia protects against severe

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a94d5e63d7e4fca39b2bfa3 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030235

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