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Frequencies of ABO, MNSs, and Duffy phenotypes among blood donors and malaria patients from four Brazilian Amazon areas.
Human biology - 1 Apr 2006
Cavasini Carlos Eugênio, De Mattos Luiz Carlos, Alves Renata Tomé, Couto Alvaro Augusto, Calvosa Vanja Sueli Pachiano, Domingos Cláudia Regina Bonini, Castilho Lilian, Rossit Andréa Regina Baptista, Machado Ricardo Luiz Dantas
Abstract excerpt
We compared the serological phenotypic frequencies of ABO, MNSs, and Duffy in 417 blood donors and 309 malaria patients from four Brazilian Amazon areas. Our results suggest no correlation between ABO phenotype and malaria infection in all areas studied. We observed significant correlation between the S +s +, S +s -, and S -s + phenotypes and malaria infection in three areas. Some of the Duffy phenotypes showed...
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