Ancestral reconstruction and correlation of the frequencies of the hemoglobin S allele and the Duffy blood group alleles in human populations
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23832
Abstract: Objectives: Malaria is an important selective force for human genetic adaptation due to the sustained, lethal impact it has had on populations worldwide. High frequencies of both hemoglobin S and the null allele FYBES of… read more here.
Keywords: duffy blood; human populations; ancestral reconstruction; correlation frequencies ... See more keywords
Molecular genotyping of G6PD mutations and Duffy blood group in Afro-descendant communities from Brazilian Amazon
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DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2017-0253
Abstract: Abstract Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) and Duffy-negative blood group are two red blood cells variants that confer protection against malaria. In this study, the distribution of the most common G6PD variants (G6PD*A-, GGPD*A and G6PD… read more here.
Keywords: blood group; g6pd; afro descendant; blood ... See more keywords