Of the 112 anaemia cases in the non-malaria infected group, 42% had some type of haemoglobinopathy (HbAS=10%, G6PD deficiency=6% and mutant α-globulin gene=25%) compared to 25% (HbAS=6%, G6PD-=4% and α*=16%) of non anaemic children (Table 2). The gene discussed is G6PD; the disease is G6PD deficiency.