Dantu Blood Group Erythrocytes Form Large Plasmodium falciparum Rosettes Less Commonly.
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The Dantu blood group prevents parasite growth in vivo: Evidence from a controlled human malaria infection study.
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BIRC6 modifies risk of invasive bacterial infection in Kenyan children.
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The impact of malaria-protective red blood cell polymorphisms on parasite biomass in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
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The erythrocyte membrane properties of beta thalassaemia heterozygotes and their consequences for Plasmodium falciparum invasion.
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Sci Rep, (2022). 12:8934

Red blood cell tension protects against severe malaria in the Dantu blood group.
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Human genetics and malaria resistance.
Kariuki, S. N., Williams, T. N.
Hum Genet, (2020). 139:801-811