Analysis for genotyping Duffy blood group in inhabitants of Sudan, the Fourth Cataract of the Nile

Analysis for genotyping Duffy blood group in inhabitants of Sudan, the Fourth Cataract of the Nile

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genetic polymophisms of the Duffy antigen receptor for the chemokines (DARC) gene successfully protected against blood stage infection by <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>infection. The Fy (a-, b-) phenotype is predominant among...

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Main Authors: Kempińska-Podhorodecka Agnieszka, Knap Oktawian, Drozd Arleta, Kaczmarczyk Mariusz, Parafiniuk Miroslaw, Parczewski Milosz, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Duffy blood group
Malaria
Sudanese Arabs
<it>Shagia</it>
<it>Manasir</it>
SNP polymorphism
Real-Time PCR
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/115

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