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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/10/463 |
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