Common Piezo1 allele in African populations causes xerocytosis and attenuates Plasmodium infection
S. Ma, S. Cahalan, R. Lohia, G. LaMonte, W. Zeng, S. Murthy, E. Paytas, N. D. Grubaugh, R. Gamini, L. Berry, V. Lukacs, T. Whitwam, M. Loud, A. I. Su, K. G. Andersen, , A. Patapoutian
The paper identifies a common Piezo1 variant in African populations that causes xerocytosis and reduces Plasmodium infection.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2017Physiology