title: Nutritional iron status in children with alpha+ thalassemia and the sickle cell trait in a malaria endemic area on the coast of Kenya.
abstract: Although hemoglobinopathies such as alpha+ thalassemia and the sickle cell trait might contribute to anemia in African children, we hypothesized that they might also enhance iron absorption under circumstances of critical availability, and that this could attenuate their hematologic effects. We found no support for this hypothesis in a cohort of children living on the coast of Kenya.
authors.forename: Alice M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nyakeriga
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Troye-Blomberg
authors.forename: Jedidah K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Mwacharo
authors.forename: Sammy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wambua
authors.forename: Thomas N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000378:metabolism*; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000097:blood*; D017085:alpha-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019266:Iron, Dietary; D005293:Ferritins