Abstract
In Malaŵi, Malungo alibe odi is a saying that translates as: 'Malaria does not ask permission before coming in'. The recent finding of a new severe malaria resistance locus next to a cluster of glycophorin genes involved in Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion seems to suggest otherwise: that evolutionary pressure is enabling erythrocytes to lock the door to keep malaria out.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-7 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in Parasitology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Genome-wide association study
- Plasmodium falciparum malaria
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Infectious Diseases