Blood group antigens represent polymorphic traits inherited among individuals and
populations. At present, there are 34 recognized human blood groups and hundreds of …

Malaria is today a disease of poverty and underdeveloped countries. In Africa, mortality
remains high because there is limited access to treatment in the villages. We should follow …

Malaria is a major killer of children worldwide and the strongest known force for evolutionary
selection in the recent history of the human genome. The past decade has seen growing …

Geographic overlap between malaria and the occurrence of mutant hemoglobin and
erythrocyte surface proteins has indicated that polymorphisms in human genes have been …

The members of the phylum Apicomplexa parasitize a wide range of eukaryotic host cells.
Plasmodium falciparum, responsible for the most virulent form of malaria, invades human …

Because of the breakdown of malaria control programs, the constant emergence of drug
resistant parasites, and, possibly, climatic changes malaria poses a major problem for the …

Genetic factors are a major determinant of child survival in malaria endemic countries.
Identifying which genes are involved and how they affect the malaria disease risk potentially …

Malaria parasites must recognise and invade different cells during their life cycle. The
efficiency with which Plasmodium falciparum invades erythrocytes of all ages is an important …

Abstract Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a patchwork of different ecological zones, inhabited by
human populations of exceptional cultural and linguistic diversity. This results in complex …

We report in this paper that glycophorin C (GPC) is the receptor for PfEBP-2 (baebl, EBA-
140), the newly identified erythrocyte binding ligand of Plasmodium falciparum. PfEBP-2 is a …