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sickling

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To see whether this prevented blood cells from sickling, they injected the marrow into healthy mice whose own marrow had been irradiated and wiped out.
This study, in turn, confirmed hypotheses which had postulated that sickle trait offered malaria protection, and triggered research campaigns which turned up more sickling anomalies, along with thalassemia traits and blood anomalies--mostly, but not exclusive ly, among Africans or those of African descent--that conferred protection against falciparum malaria.
 
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