Duffy blood group system and the malaria adaptation process in humans
Malaria is an acute infectious disease caused by the protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. The antigens of the Duffy Blood Group System, in addition to incompatibilities in transfusions and hemolytic disease of the newborn, are of great interest in medicine due to their association with the invasion of...
Main Authors: | Gledson Barbosa de Carvalho, Glauber Barbosa de Carvalho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-02-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000100016 |
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