An Observational Study of the Effect of Hemoglobinopathy, Alpha Thalassemia and Hemoglobin E on Parasitemia.

Background: The protective effect of α-thalassemia, a common hematological disorder in Southeast Asia, against malaria has been well established. However, there is much less understanding of the effect of α-thalassemia against . Here, we aimed to investigate the proportion of α-thalassemia including the impact of α-thalassemia and HbE on the parasitemia of in Southeast Asian malaria patients in Thailand.