Malaria in Humans: Plasmodium falciparum Blood Infection Levels Are Linked to Chromosome 5q31-q33
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Malaria in humans: Plasmodium falciparum blood infection levels are linked to chromosome 5q31-q33.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many tropical countries, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa. Human genetic control of malaria infection is poorly understood; in particular, genes controlling P. falciparum blood infection levels remain to be identified. We recently evidenced the existence of complex genetic factors controlling blood infection...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Human Genetics
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0002-9297
DOI: 10.1086/301967