Natural selection mediated association of the Duffy (FY) gene polymorphisms with Plasmodium vivax malaria in India.
The Duffy (Fy) antigens act as receptors for chemokines as well as for Plasmodium vivax to invade human RBCs. A recent study has correlated the occurrence of the FY*A allele of Duffy gene with decreased susceptibility to vivax malaria, but no epidemiological correlation between the distribution of F...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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