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Genetic susceptibility to malaria getting complex.

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  • 1Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, OX2 7BN, UK. dominic.kwiatkowski@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
|May 29, 2000
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Sickle cell disease evolution in Africa shows malaria

Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Sickle cell disease (SCD) evolution is linked to malaria's selective pressure in Africa.
  • Over ten candidate genes associated with SCD susceptibility identified, primarily in erythrocytes and immune system.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To understand the functional basis of known SCD genetic associations.
  • To identify novel SCD susceptibility factors using genome-wide screening approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Candidate gene association studies.
  • Linkage-based genome-wide screening.
  • Association-based genome-wide screening.

Main Results:

  • Identification of over ten putative SCD susceptibility determinants.

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    • Further research needed to elucidate functional mechanisms of identified SCD genes.
    • Genome-wide approaches are crucial for discovering new SCD susceptibility factors.