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Duffy blood group gene polymorphisms among malaria vivax patients in four areas of the Brazilian Amazon region
BACKGROUND: Duffy blood group polymorphisms are important in areas where Plasmodium vivax predominates, because this molecule acts as a receptor for this protozoan. In the present study, Duffy blood group genotyping in P. vivax malaria patients from four different Brazilian endemic areas is reported...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2244634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18093292 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-167 |