Haptoglobin and Sickle Cell Polymorphisms and Risk of Active Trachoma in Gambian Children

Mathilde Savy; Branwen J. Hennig; Conor P. Doherty; Anthony J. Fulford; Robin Bailey; Martin J. Holland; Giorgio Sirugo; Kirk A. Rockett; Dominic P. Kwiatkowski; Andrew M. Prentice; Sharon E. Cox

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011075

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Haptoglobin and Sickle Cell Polymorphisms and Risk of Active Trachoma in Gambian Children

Mathilde Savy,

Affiliation MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Branwen J. Hennig,

Affiliation MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Conor P. Doherty,

Affiliation MRC Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia
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Anthony J. Fulford,

Affiliation MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Robin Bailey,

Affiliations MRC Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia, Department of Infectious Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Martin J. Holland,

Affiliations MRC Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia, Department of Infectious Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Giorgio Sirugo,

Affiliations MRC Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia, Department of Medical Genetics, San Pietro Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Kirk A. Rockett,

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Dominic P. Kwiatkowski,

Affiliations Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom, Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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Andrew M. Prentice,

Affiliation MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Sharon E. Cox

* E-mail: Sharon.Cox@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Haptoglobin and Sickle Cell Polymorphisms and Risk of Active Trachoma in Gambian Children

Mathilde Savy,
Branwen J. Hennig,
Conor P. Doherty,
Anthony J. Fulford,
Robin Bailey,
Martin J. Holland,
Giorgio Sirugo,
Kirk A. Rockett,
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski,
Andrew M. Prentice

Published: June 11, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011075

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