Testing a biochemical model of human genetic resistance to falciparum malaria by the analysis of variation at protein and microsatellite loci.

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We recently proposed a biochemical model of genetic resistance to falciparum malaria based on the role of oxidant stress (of parasitic origin) in inducing the irreversible oxidation of hemoglobin and its binding to the erythrocyte membrane (Destro-Bisol et al. 1996). To test the model, we analyzed the relationships between the polymorphisms at the hemoglobin beta chain (HBB) and red cell glutathione peroxidase...

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