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In an area of heavy malaria (Abeokuta, SW Nigeria) the P falciparum parasite density is significantly reduced in AS versus AA children, specifically between the age of 3 and 5. Protection from life-threatening levels of parasitaemia is crucially important in this age group for the survival of AS heterozygotes, because subsequently acquired immunity can protect AA subjects as well. From.20
