Population genetics of GYPB and association study between GYPB*S/s polymorphism and susceptibility to P. falciparum infection in the Brazilian Amazon.

Population genetics of GYPB and association study between GYPB*S/s polymorphism and susceptibility to P. falciparum infection in the Brazilian Amazon.

Merozoites of Plasmodium falciparum invade through several pathways using different RBC receptors. Field isolates appear to use a greater variability of these receptors than laboratory isolates. Brazilian field isolates were shown to mostly utilize glycophorin A-independent invasion pathways via gly...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Tarazona-Santos, Lilian Castilho, Daphne R T Amaral, Daiane C Costa, Natália G Furlani, Luciana W Zuccherato, Moara Machado, Marion E Reid, Mariano G Zalis, Andréa R Rossit, Sidney E B Santos, Ricardo L Machado, Sara Lustigman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3026040?pdf=render

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