Duffy blood groups and malaria in the Ao Nagas in Nagaland, India.

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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 Duffy-negative phenotype has not been available in the southeast Asian regions including the Ao Nagas.

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