ABO blood group antigens and differential glycan expression: perspective on the evolution of common human enzyme deficiencies

RP Jajosky, SC Wu, L Zheng, AN Jajosky, PG Jajosky… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Enzymes catalyze biochemical reactions and play critical roles in human health and
disease. Enzyme variants and deficiencies can lead to variable expression of glycans, which …

Plasmodium spp. mixed infection leading to severe malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Kotepui, KU Kotepui, G De Jesus Milanez… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Mixed Plasmodium malaria infections can lead to severe malaria. This systematic review
and meta-analysis aimed to explore the prevalence of severe mixed Plasmodium malaria …

A cross-sectional study of the prevalence, density, and risk factors associated with malaria transmission in urban communities of Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria

OB Awosolu, ZS Yahaya, MTF Haziqah, IA Simon-Oke… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Background Malaria is a severe global public health challenge that causes significant
morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was …

Effect of the ABO blood group on susceptibility to severe malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Degarege, MT Gebrezgi, G Ibanez, M Wahlgren… - Blood reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding how ABO blood group interacts with Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum)
infection may facilitate development of antimalarial treatments and vaccines. This study …

The role of the red blood cell in host defence against falciparum malaria: an expanding repertoire of evolutionary alterations

MM Goheen, S Campino… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The malaria parasite has co‐evolved with its human host as each organism struggles for
resources and survival. The scars of this war are carried in the human genome in the form of …

Genetic resistance to human malaria

I Muhammad, B Abubakar… - Cellular, Molecular and …, 2022 - cmbr-journal.com
Human beings are sometime expose to the same to predisposing factors of a given
infectious disease, but the outcome in terms of disease manifestation differs greatly. This …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) and Malaria: Have anti glycoprotein antibodies a role?

A Parodi, E Cozzani - Medical hypotheses, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Italian people are actually living a severe crisis due to a Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19). The North of Italy, is particularly affected with a great proportion of severe acute …

Association between rhesus blood groups and malaria infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Rattanapan, T Duangchan, K Wangdi… - Tropical medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the literature, there was inconsistency in the risk of malaria between individuals with
Rhesus blood group positive (Rh+) and negative (Rh−). The systematic review aimed to …

Association of ABO blood group and body mass index: A cross‐sectional study from a Ghanaian population

S Smith, I Okai, CS Abaidoo… - Journal of nutrition and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
ABO blood group and body mass index (BMI) have individually been appraised as risk
factors for certain diseases. From statistical perspective, it may be important to examine the …

Hematological Abnormalities Among Malaria Infected Adult Patients in Association with ABO Blood Groups at Jinella Health Center, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia

H Asmerom, K Gemechu, B Sileshi… - Journal of Blood …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hematological abnormalities are a common complication of malaria infection.
However, there is a paucity of evidence regarding it among malaria-infected adult patients in …