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Genetic variations in human ATP2B4 gene alter Plasmodium falciparum in vitro growth in RBCs from Gambian adults.
Malaria journal - 5 Jan 2023
Joof Fatou, Hartmann Elena, Jarvis Alison, Colley Alhassan, Cross James H, Avril Marion, Prentice Andrew M, Cerami Carla
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms in ATP2B4 coding for PMCA4b, the primary regulator of erythrocyte calcium concentration, have been shown by GWAS and cross-sectional studies to protect against severe malaria but the mechanism remains unknown. METHODS: Using a recall-by-genotype design, we investigated the impact of a common haplotype variant in ATP2B4 using in vitro assays that model erythrocyte stage malaria...
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