Study may help explain why iron can worsen malaria infection

Researchers have a possible explanation for why iron can sometimes worsen malaria infection. By studying mice and samples from malaria patients, the researchers found that extra iron interferes with ferroportin, a protein that prevents a toxic buildup of iron in red blood cells and helps protect these cells against malaria infection. They also found that a mutant form of ferroportin that occurs in African populations appears to protect against malaria.
Study may help explain why iron can worsen malaria infection
Study may help explain why iron can worsen malaria infection
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