Relationship between Duffy Genotype/Phenotype and Prevalence of Plasmodium vivax Infection: A Systematic Review

YA Picon-Jaimes, ID Lozada-Martinez… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Duffy protein, a transmembrane molecule, functions as a receptor for various
chemokines and facilitates attachment between the reticulocyte and the Plasmodium Duffy …

Plasmodium knowlesi (Pk) Malaria: A Review & Proposal of Therapeutically Rational Exchange (T-REX) of Pk-Resistant Red Blood Cells

RP Jajosky, SC Wu, PG Jajosky… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plasmodium knowlesi (Pk) causes zoonotic malaria and is known as the “fifth human
malaria parasite”. Pk malaria is an emerging threat because infections are increasing and …

Prevalence of the Main Human Genetic Variants Related to Resistance to Malaria in a Population of the Colombian Pacific Coast

DC Ortega, MP Arango, S Cañón, H Cárdenas… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Background. Malaria is an endemic disease present in many areas of Colombia. In the city
of Buenaventura (Colombian Pacific), there is a high incidence of malaria cases, with a high …