Reduced Plasmodium vivax erythrocyte infection in PNG Duffy-negative heterozygotes.

Reduced Plasmodium vivax erythrocyte infection in PNG Duffy-negative heterozygotes.

Erythrocyte Duffy blood group negativity reaches fixation in African populations where Plasmodium vivax (Pv) is uncommon. While it is known that Duffy-negative individuals are highly resistant to Pv erythrocyte infection, little is known regarding Pv susceptibility among heterozygous carriers of a D...

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Main Authors: Laurin J Kasehagen, Ivo Mueller, Benson Kiniboro, Moses J Bockarie, John C Reeder, James W Kazura, Will Kastens, David T McNamara, Charles H King, Christopher C Whalen, Peter A Zimmerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1829178?pdf=render

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