Relationship between genotypes of the Duffy blood groups and malarial infection in different ethnic groups of Choco, Colombia

INTRODUCTION: The negative homozygous condition for the Duffy blood group (Fy-/Fy-) confers natural resistance to Plasmodium vivax infection. Studies carried out in pursuing this direction in Colombia are scarce. OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship between Duffy genotypes in three ethnic communi...

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Autores principales: Gonzalez, Lina, Vega, Jorge, Ramirez, Jose L, Bedoya, Gabriel, Carmona-Fonseca, Jaime, Maestre, Amanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universidad del Valle 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24893190

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24893190

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