Article
Duffy blood groups and malaria in the Ao Nagas in Nagaland, India.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 1991
Kar S, Seth S, Seth P K
Abstract excerpt
Blood samples from 324 malarial patients and 384 healthy individuals belonging to the Ao tribal community have been examined for Duffy blood group systems. The complete absence of Duffy-negative individuals among the Ao Nagas suggests that selection for resistance to vivax malaria by means of the...
Topics
- Duffy Blood-Group System
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- India
- Malaria
- Phenotype
