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Analysis for genotyping Duffy blood group in inhabitants of Sudan, the fourth cataract of the Nile.
Malaria journal - 17 Apr 2012
Kempińska-Podhorodecka Agnieszka, Knap Oktawian, Drozd Arleta, Kaczmarczyk Mariusz, Parafiniuk Miroslaw, Parczewski Milosz, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic polymophisms of the Duffy antigen receptor for the chemokines (DARC) gene successfully protected against blood stage infection by Plasmodium vivax infection. The Fy (a-, b-) phenotype is predominant among African populations, particularly those originating from West Africa, and it is rare among non-African populations. The aim of this study was to analyse the frequency of four Duffy blood...
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