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Duffy blood group genotypes among malaria Plasmodium vivax patients of Baoulch population in Southeastern Iran.
Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine - 1 Mar 2014
Miri-Moghaddam Ebrahim, Bameri Zakaria, Mohamadi Mehdi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the distribution of Duffy blood group genotypes in Balouch population as a major ethnic group that living in a sub-tropical area in south East of Iran. METHODS: In this study, the Duffy blood group FY phenotypes were determined using indirect anti-globulin technique and also genotype by PCR-RFLP in 160 vivax malaria patients and 160 control individuals. RESULTS: The results showed that the...
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