Relationship between Duffy Genotype/Phenotype and Prevalence of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Infection: A Systematic Review

Relationship between Duffy Genotype/Phenotype and Prevalence of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Infection: A Systematic Review

The Duffy protein, a transmembrane molecule, functions as a receptor for various chemokines and facilitates attachment between the reticulocyte and the <i>Plasmodium</i> Duffy antigen-binding protein. Duffy expression correlates with the Duffy receptor gene for the chemokine, located on...

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Main Authors: Yelson Alejandro Picón-Jaimes, Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Javier Esteban Orozco-Chinome, Jessica Molina-Franky, Domenica Acevedo-Lopez, Nicole Acevedo-Lopez, Maria Paz Bolaño-Romero, Fabriccio J. Visconti-Lopez, D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
<i>Plasmodium vivax</i>
<i>vivax</i> malaria
Duffy blood group system
<i>Plasmodium</i> Duffy antigen binding protein
prevalence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/10/463

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