Blood group O protects against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria through the mechanism of reduced...
Blood group O protects against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria through the mechanism of reduced rosetting
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Malaria has been a major selective force on the human population, and several erythrocyte polymorphisms have evolved that confer resistance to severe malaria. Plasmodium falciparum rosetting, a parasite virulence phenotype associated with severe malaria, is reduced in blood group O erythrocytes compared with groups A, B, and AB, but the contributio...
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Blood group O protects against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria through the mechanism of reduced rosetting
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_25450259
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_25450259
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0705390104
