Red blood cell tension protects against severe malaria in the Dantu blood group
Silvia N. Kariuki, Alejandro Marín-Menéndez, Viola Introini, Benjamin J. Ravenhill, Yen‐Chun Lin, Alex Macharia, Johnstone Makale, Metrine Tendwa, Wilfred Nyamu, Jurij Kotar, Manuela Carrasquilla, J. Alexandra Rowe, Kirk A. Rockett, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Michael P. Weekes, Pietro Cicuta, Thomas N. Williams, Julian C. Rayner
Topics & Concepts
MalariaPlasmodium falciparumBiologySickle cell traitRed blood cellParasite hostingImmunologyDiseaseMedicinePathologyWorld Wide WebComputer scienceErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyBlood groups and transfusionBlood properties and coagulation