Human genetic variant E756del in the ion channel PIEZO1 not associated with protection from severe malaria in a large Ghanaian study

Recently, a common genetic variant E756del in the human gene PIEZO1 was associated with protection from severe malaria. Here, we performed a genetic association study of this gain-of-function variant in a large case-control study including 4149 children from the Ashanti Region in Ghana, West Africa....

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Autores principales: Thye, Thorsten, Evans, Jennifer A., Ruge, Gerd, Loag, Wibke, Ansong, Daniel, Agbenyega, Tsiri, Horstmann, Rolf D., May, Jürgen, Schuldt, Kathrin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Singapore 2021
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8727285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34230590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s10038-021-00958-2
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Sumario:Recently, a common genetic variant E756del in the human gene PIEZO1 was associated with protection from severe malaria. Here, we performed a genetic association study of this gain-of-function variant in a large case-control study including 4149 children from the Ashanti Region in Ghana, West Africa. The statistical analysis did not indicate an association with protection from severe malaria and, thus, providing evidence against a strong protective effect of the PIEZO1 E756del variant on severe malaria susceptibility.

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