Gerd D. Burchard

Sickle cell trait (HbAS) and stunting in children below two years of age in an area of high malaria transmission (2009)

Kreuels, Benno, Ehrhardt, Stephan, Kreuzberg, Christina, Adjei, Samuel, Kobbe, Robin, Burchard, Gerd D, ...

Abstract Background While the protective effects of sickle cell trait (HbAS) against severe malaria and the resulting survival advantage are well known, the impact on the physical development in...

Genomewide Linkage Analysis Identifies Polymorphism in the Human Interferon-γ Receptor Affecting Helicobacter pylori Infection

Thye, Thorsten, Burchard, Gerd D., Nilius, Manfred, Müller-Myhsok, Bertram, Horstmann, Rolf D.

Helicobacter pylori is considered the most prevalent infectious agent among humans, and it causes gastric inflammation, gastroduodenal ulcers, and a risk of gastric cancer. We performed a genomewide...

Large-Scale Surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum crt(K76T) in Northern Ghana▿

Ehrhardt, Stephan, Eggelte, Teunis A., Kaiser, Sarah, Adjei, Lydia, Burchard, Gerd D., Anemana, Sylvester D., ...

Surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum crt(K76T) [Pfcrt(K76T)], a resistance marker of chloroquine and, limitedly, amodiaquine, in >4,000 children in northern Ghana revealed a prevalence of 79%....

Sickle cell trait (HbAS) and stunting in children below two years of age in an area of high malaria transmission

Kreuels, Benno, Ehrhardt, Stephan, Kreuzberg, Christina, Adjei, Samuel, Kobbe, Robin, Burchard, Gerd D, ...

Eosinophilia in Returning Travelers and Migrants

Ehrhardt, Stephan, Burchard, Gerd D.