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A novel ENU-induced ankyrin-1 mutation impairs parasite invasion and increases erythrocyte clearance during malaria infection in mice.
Scientific reports - 16 Nov 2016
Huang Hong Ming, Bauer Denis C, Lelliott Patrick M, Greth Andreas, McMorran Brendan J, Foote Simon J, Burgio Gaetan
Abstract excerpt
Genetic defects in various red blood cell (RBC) cytoskeletal proteins have been long associated with changes in susceptibility towards malaria infection. In particular, while ankyrin (Ank-1) mutations account for approximately 50% of hereditary spherocytosis (HS) cases, an association with malaria is not well-established, and conflicting evidence has been reported. We describe a novel N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea...
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