Distribution of Duffy Phenotypes among <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Infections in Sudan

Distribution of Duffy Phenotypes among <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Infections in Sudan

Negative Duffy expression on the surface of human red blood cells was believed to be a barrier for <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> infection in most Africans. However, <i>P. vivax</i> has been demonstrated to infect Duffy-negative individuals in several Central and East African count...

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Main Authors: Musab M.A. Albsheer, Kareen Pestana, Safaa Ahmed, Mohammed Elfaki, Eiman Gamil, Salma M. Ahmed, Muntaser E. Ibrahim, Ahmed M. Musa, Eugenia Lo, Muzamil M. Abdel Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
<i>Plasmodium vivax</i>
malaria
Duffy-negative
parasitemia
demography
Sudan
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/6/437

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