African origin of the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax
African origin of the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax
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Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet , Liu, Weimin , Li, Yingying , Shaw, Katharina S. , Learn, Gerald H. , Plenderleith, Lindsey J. , Malenke, Jordan A. , Sundararaman, Sesh A. , Ramirez, Miguel A. , Crystal, Patricia A. , Smith, Andrew G. , Bibollet-Ruche, Frederic , Ayouba, Ahidjo , Locatelli, Sabrina , Esteban, Amandine , Mouacha, Fatima , Guichet, Emilande , Butel, Christelle , Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve , Inogwabini, Bila-Isia , Ndjango, Jean-Bosco N. , Speede, Sheri , Sanz, Crickette M. , Morgan, David B. , Gonder, Mary K. , Kranzusch, Philip J. , Walsh, Peter D. , Georgiev, Alexander V. , Muller, Martin N. , Piel, Alex K. , Stewart, Fiona A. , Wilson, Michael L. , Pusey, Anne E. , Cui, Liwang , Wang, Zenglei , Färnert, Anna , Sutherland, Colin J. , Nolder, Debbie , Hart, John A. , Hart, Terese B. , Bertolani, Paco , Gillis, Amethyst , LeBreton, Matthew , Tafon, Babila , Kiyang, John , Djoko, Cyrille F. , Schneider, Bradley S. , Wolfe, Nathan D. , Mpoudi-Ngole, Eitel , Delaporte, Eric , Carter, Richard , Culleton, Richard L. , Shaw, George M. , Rayner, Julian C. , Peeters, Martine , Hahn, Beatrice H. and Sharp, Paul M.
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Plasmodium vivax
is the leading cause of human malaria in Asia and Latin America but is absent from most of central Africa due to the near fixation of a mutation that inhibits the expression of its receptor, the Duffy antigen, on human erythrocytes. The emergence of this protective allele is not understood because
P. vivax
is believed to h...
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African origin of the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax
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Liu, Weimin
Li, Yingying
Shaw, Katharina S.
Learn, Gerald H.
Plenderleith, Lindsey J.
Malenke, Jordan A.
Sundararaman, Sesh A.
Ramirez, Miguel A.
Crystal, Patricia A.
Smith, Andrew G.
Bibollet-Ruche, Frederic
Ayouba, Ahidjo
Locatelli, Sabrina
Esteban, Amandine
Mouacha, Fatima
Guichet, Emilande
Butel, Christelle
Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve
Inogwabini, Bila-Isia
Ndjango, Jean-Bosco N.
Speede, Sheri
Sanz, Crickette M.
Morgan, David B.
Gonder, Mary K.
Kranzusch, Philip J.
Walsh, Peter D.
Georgiev, Alexander V.
Muller, Martin N.
Piel, Alex K.
Stewart, Fiona A.
Wilson, Michael L.
Pusey, Anne E.
Cui, Liwang
Wang, Zenglei
Färnert, Anna
Sutherland, Colin J.
Nolder, Debbie
Hart, John A.
Hart, Terese B.
Bertolani, Paco
Gillis, Amethyst
LeBreton, Matthew
Tafon, Babila
Kiyang, John
Djoko, Cyrille F.
Schneider, Bradley S.
Wolfe, Nathan D.
Mpoudi-Ngole, Eitel
Delaporte, Eric
Carter, Richard
Culleton, Richard L.
Shaw, George M.
Rayner, Julian C.
Peeters, Martine
Hahn, Beatrice H.
Sharp, Paul M.
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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_slubar_slu_se_52098
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_slubar_slu_se_52098
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms4346
