Browsing Paediatrics and Child Health by Author "Paul Kosiyo, Walter Otieno, Jesse Gitaka, Elly O Munde, Collins Ouma"
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Association between haematological parameters and sickle cell genotypes in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria resident in Kisumu County in Western Kenya
Paul Kosiyo, Walter Otieno, Jesse Gitaka, Elly O Munde, Collins Ouma (BioMed Central, 2020-12)Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder due to point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in substitution of Valine for Glutamic acid. The SCD is prevalent in P. falciparum endemic regions such as western ... -
Haematological abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease and non-severe malaria infection in western Kenya
Paul Kosiyo, Walter Otieno, Jesse Gitaka, Elly O Munde, Collins Ouma (BioMed Central, 2021-12)In Plasmodium falciparum infection, clinical conditions such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis are common. Mutation in haemoglobin sub-unit beta gene (HBB) may be a genetic factor responsible for these ...