Diversity pattern of Duffy binding protein sequence among Duffy-negatives and Duffy-positives in Sudan

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Mohammad Rafiul Hoque, Mohammed Mohieldien Abbas Elfaki, Md Atique Ahmed, Seong-Kyun Lee, Fauzi Muh, Musab M. Ali Albsheer, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Eun-Taek Han
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018
• Subjects: Malaria; Plasmodium vivax; Sudan; Haplotype; Genetic diversity; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Gata
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2425-z; https://doaj.org/article/735ee02cbb824e769f10d65f2c0b770a

Abstract Background Vivax malaria is a leading public health concern worldwide. Due to the high prevalence of Duffy-negative blood group population, Plasmodium vivax in Africa historically is less attributable and remains a neglected disease. The interaction between Duffy binding protein and its cog...