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Relationship of haptoglobin polymorphism to malaria in the Solomon Islands.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7647399     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Haptoglobin (Hp) polymorphism and its relationship to malaria infections was examined in Solomon Islanders under 25 years of age. The slide positive rate for malaria was 48% (53/111): Plasmodium vivax (Pv) 21 cases, Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) 16 cases and the remaining 16 were a mixture of Pv/Pf/P. malariae. Of 111 subjects examined, 17% (19 subjects) were ahaptoglobinemic (HpO). No association was observed between HpO and parasitemia, gender, anemia, serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) level, blood glucose level and enlargement of the spleen. These results suggest that malaria may not be the major cause of HpO in the people of the Solomon Islands.
Authors:
Y Mizushima; H Kato; H Ohmae; T Tanaka; A Bobogare; A Ishii
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0918-2918     ISO Abbreviation:  Intern. Med.     Publication Date:  1995 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-09-26     Completed Date:  1995-09-26     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204241     Medline TA:  Intern Med     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  342-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
First Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Antimalarials / therapeutic use
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Haptoglobins / genetics*,  metabolism
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism
Malaria / blood*,  drug therapy,  epidemiology,  genetics
Male
Melanesia / epidemiology
Parasitemia / drug therapy,  epidemiology,  genetics*
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic*
Rural Population
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antimalarials; 0/Blood Glucose; 0/Haptoglobins; 67763-96-6/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I

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