Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines gene polymorphisms and malaria in Mangaluru, India

Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines gene polymorphisms and malaria in Mangaluru, India

Abstract Background Duffy blood group antigens serve as receptors for Plasmodium vivax invasion into erythrocytes, and they are determined by polymorphisms of the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC), also known as Fy glycoprotein (FY). Duffy negativity, i.e., absence of the antigens, protec...

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Main Authors: Prabhanjan P. Gai, Welmoed van Loon, Konrad Siegert, Jakob Wedam, Suyamindra S. Kulkarni, Rashmi Rasalkar, Archith Boloor, Arun Kumar, Animesh Jain, Chakrapani Mahabala, Shantaram Baliga, Rajeshwari Devi, Damodara Shenoy, Pramod Gai, Frank P. Mockenhaupt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Duffy
DARC
SNPs
Malaria
India
Plasmodium vivax
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2966-9

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