Genome-wide linkage analysis of malaria infection intensity and mild disease.

Although balancing selection with the sickle-cell trait and other red blood cell disorders has emphasized the interaction between malaria and human genetics, no systematic approach has so far been undertaken towards a comprehensive search for human genome variants influencing malaria. By screening 2...

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Main Authors: Christian Timmann, Jennifer A Evans, Inke R König, André Kleensang, Franz Rüschendorf, Julia Lenzen, Jürgen Sievertsen, Christian Becker, Yeetey Enuameh, Kingsley Osei Kwakye, Ernest Opoku, Edmund N L Browne, Andreas Ziegler, Peter Nürnberg, Rolf D Horstmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1829404?pdf=render