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Journal Article The distribution of the sickle-cell trait in East Africa and elsewhere, and its apparent relationship to the incidence of subtertian malaria A.C. Allison, D.Phil., B.M. A.C. Allison, D.Phil., B.M. Clinical Pathology Laboratory, The Radclife Infirmary, Oxford, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar *Staines Medical Research Fellow of Exeter College, in receipt of a grant from the Medical Research Council. †I am indebted to the Hon. the Directors of Medical Services, Uganda, Tanganyika and Kenya and all the members of their staffs who greatly facilitated the collection of specimens. Dr. Gillian Jacob, Kampala, co-operated in the collection of some data from Uganda. The investigations were made possible by a grant received from the Colonial Office at the recommendation of the Colonial Medical Research Committee. Drs. A. E. Mourant, R. G. Macfarlane and A. H. T. Robb-Smith read the manuscript and contributed useful comments and suggestions. Author Notes Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 48, Issue 4, July 1954, Pages 312–318, https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(54)90101-7 Published: 01 July 1954