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Kenya Medical Research InstituteORCID 0000-0001-8377-5466Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Julia Zerebinski, Ioanna Broumou, Kelvin Muteru Kimenyi…·Anna Färnert
The paper analyzes genetic diversity of the malaria parasite antigen MSP2 in Sub-Saharan Africa using PCR and long-read sequencing, revealing extensive sequence variation and regional prevalence patterns.
Ellen Miranda Leffler, Gavin Band, Anna E. Jeffreys…·Dominic P. Kwiatkowski
The paper genotypes PIEZO1 STR alleles in malaria cases and controls, finding a modest protective effect of E756del against malaria.
Gavin Band, Ellen Miranda Leffler, Muminatou Jallow…·Dominic P. Kwiatkowski
The paper investigates the association between host sickle cell haemoglobin and parasite genetic variation in malaria severity, finding that parasite alleles linked to HbS show strong linkage disequilibrium and frequency covariation with HbS.
Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network, Gavin Band, Si Quang Le…·Dominic P. Kwiatkowski
This study identifies five genome-wide associations with severe malaria risk in 17,000 individuals from Africa, Asia, and Oceania, including a new variant linked to cerebral malaria.
Ellen Miranda Leffler, Gavin Band, George Busby…·Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network
The paper identifies a structural variant in GYPA and GYPB genes associated with reduced risk of severe malaria in sub-Saharan African populations.
Roberto Amato, Olivo Miotto, Charles Woodrow…·MalariaGEN Plasmodium falciparum Community Project
This study identifies kelch13 mutations associated with artemisinin resistance in Southeast Asia and finds low frequency of these mutations in Africa, suggesting different evolutionary pressures.