Burkitt’s lymphoma patients in Northwest Cameroon have a lower incidence of sickle cell trait (Hb AS) than healthy controls

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dc.contributor.authorHesseling, P. B.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJam, D. T.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, D. D.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWharin, P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTuh, G. S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBardin, R.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKidd, Men_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-16T09:49:56Z
dc.date.available2017-10-16T09:49:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionCITATION: Hesseling, P. B., et al. 2016. Burkitt’s lymphoma patients in Northwest Cameroon have a lower incidence of sickle cell trait (Hb AS) than healthy controls. South African Medical Journal, 106(7):686, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i7.10693.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractContradictory findings have been reported from Africa with regard to the risk of developing Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) in sickle cell trait (AS) carriers. Haemoglobin electrophoresis was performed in 78 BL patients in the Northwest region of Cameroon, and in 78 nearest-neighbour controls of the same age, sex and tribe from the same village. AS was confirmed in 4 of 78 (5.13%) BL patients and in 11 of 78 (14.10%) controls (χ2, p=0.052; Fisher’s exact, one-tailed, p=0.050). Sickle cell trait carriers had a marginal statistically reduced risk of developing BL.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/10693
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent1 pageen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHesseling, P. B., et al. 2016. Burkitt’s lymphoma patients in Northwest Cameroon have a lower incidence of sickle cell trait (Hb AS) than healthy controls. South African Medical Journal, 106(7):686, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i7.10693en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i7.10693
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102336
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journalen_ZA
dc.subjectBurkitt's lymphoma -- Africa -- Cameroonen_ZA
dc.subjectSickle cell anemia -- Africa -- Cameroonen_ZA
dc.subjectCancer in children -- Africa -- Cameroonen_ZA
dc.titleBurkitt’s lymphoma patients in Northwest Cameroon have a lower incidence of sickle cell trait (Hb AS) than healthy controlsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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