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Can Exchange Transfusions Using Red Blood Cells from Donors with Hemoglobin E Trait Prevent or Ameliorate Severe Malaria in Patients with Multi-drug Resistant Plasmodium falciparum?

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  1. Ryan P. Jajosky, Audrey N. Jajosky, Philip G. Jajosky have equally contributed to the literature review and manuscript editing/production.

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  1. Biconcavity Inc, 1106 Spring Mill Dr. SW, Lilburn, GA, 30047, USA

    Ryan P. Jajosky & Philip G. Jajosky

  2. Pathology Department, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    Audrey N. Jajosky

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Ryan Jajosky is the CEO and part-owner of Biconcavity Inc. Philip Jajosky is CFO and part-owner of Biconcavity Inc, a biotechnology research and development company exploring drug-linked-erythrocytes. This company does not have any interest in Hemoglobin E or malaria.

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Jajosky, R.P., Jajosky, A.N. & Jajosky, P.G. Can Exchange Transfusions Using Red Blood Cells from Donors with Hemoglobin E Trait Prevent or Ameliorate Severe Malaria in Patients with Multi-drug Resistant Plasmodium falciparum?. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 34, 591–592 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-018-0923-3

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