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Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Protects Against Malaria
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Title Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Protects Against Malaria
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573424?src=rss
Description Pyruvate kinase deficiency, the second most common red blood cell enzyme disorder, protects against infection and replication of Plasmodium falciparum, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine for April 24. Reuters Health Information
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Date Apr 25, 2008
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