| splenomegaly in school children in a remote tribal area of dhole district, maharashtra. | sickle-cell gene is known to protect against p. falciparum infection and provides a selective survival advantage in those areas where p. falciparum infection is endemic. this protection is not absolute and many other factors, inherited and acquired also contribute to the immunity against p. falciparum infection. we investigated incidence of splenomegaly and typical history of malaria in the past two years in apparently healthy school children in a tribal area in dhole district of maharashtra to ... | 2000 | 11820088 |