Haemoglobinopathies and the clinical epidemiology of malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Haemoglobinopathies and the clinical epidemiology of malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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血红蛋白病和疟疾的临床流行病学:系统评价和荟萃分析。
DOI:
10.1016/s1473-3099(12)70055-5
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发表时间:
2012-06
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56.3
通讯作者:
Fairhurst, Rick M.
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Taylor, Steve M.;Parobek, Christian M.;Fairhurst, Rick M.
Haemoglobinopathies variously reduce the risk of developing malaria syndromes. Quantifying these relationships may strengthen the foundation for translational studies of malaria pathogenesis and immunity. The databases of MEDLINE and Embase (1950 – September 9, 2011) were searched to identify studies that estimated the risk of malaria in patients with and without haemoglobinopathies. Additional studies were identified from reference lists. Included outcomes were Plasmodium falciparum-related outcomes of severe malaria, uncomplicated malaria, asymptomatic parasitaemia, or pregnancy-associated malaria, and P. vivax malaria. Two independent reviewers identified studies, assessed their quality, and extracted data; data were meta-analyzed when outcomes were reported in more than one study. Of 62 identified studies, 44 reported on HbAS, 19 on HbAC and HbCC, and 18 on α-thalassaemia. Case-control studies showed a decreased risk of severe malaria for HbAS (summary Odds Ratio [OR] 0.09; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.06 – 0.12), HbCC (summary OR 0.27; 95% CI 0.11 – 0.63), homozygous α-thalassaemia (summary OR 0.63; 95% CI 0.48 – 0.83), HbAC (summary OR 0.83; 95% CI 0.74 – 0.92), and heterozygous α-thalassaemia (summary OR 0.83; 95% CI 0.74 – 0.92). Only HbAS was consistently associated with protection from uncomplicated malaria (summary Incidence Rate Ratio 0.69; 95% CI 0.61 – 0.79); none demonstrated protection from asymptomatic parasitaemia. There was a paucity of clinical studies investigating β-thalassaemia, HbE, P. vivax malaria, and pregnancy-associated malaria. Protection from severe malaria syndromes is significant for HbAS, HbCC, HbAC, and homozygous and heterozygous α-thalassaemia, but these haemoglobinopathies differ substantially in the degrees of protection. Protection from uncomplicated malaria and asymptomatic parasitaemia is mild or absent. By attenuating the severity of malaria, haemoglobinopathies serve as a model for investigating the mechanisms of malaria pathogenesis and immunity.