Large-scale genotyping and meta-analysis of PIEZO1 short tandem repeat alleles suggest a modest association with malaria susceptibility
Ellen Miranda Leffler, Gavin Band, Anna E. Jeffreys, Kate Rowlands, Christina Hubbart, Kalifa Bojang, David J. Conway, Muminatou Jallow, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Umberto D’Alessandro, Carolyne Ndila, Alexander W. Macharia, Kevin Marsh, Thomas Neil Williams, David Kachala, , Dominic P. Kwiatkowski
The paper genotypes PIEZO1 STR alleles in malaria cases and controls, finding a modest protective effect of E756del against malaria.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2024 · PreprintGenetics