A novel locus of resistance to severe malaria in a region of ancient balancing selection

<b>Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network</b><p> The high prevalence of sickle haemoglobin in Africa shows that malaria has been a major force for human evolutionary selection, but surprisingly few other polymorphisms have been proven to confer resistance to malaria in large epidemio...

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Main Authors: Band, G, Rockett, K, Spencer, C, Kwiatkowski, D
Format: Journal article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015