Genetic variation and adaptation in Africa: implications for human evolution and disease

F Gomez, J Hirbo, SA Tishkoff - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2014 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Because modern humans originated in Africa and have adapted to diverse environments,
African populations have high levels of genetic and phenotypic diversity. Thus, genomic …

Prevalence and changes of anemia among young children and women in 47 low-and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

J Sun, H Wu, M Zhao, CG Magnussen, B ** - EClinicalMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Anemia remains a major public health issue, particularly for children and
women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, the current prevalence and …

Genetic variants of TLR4, including the novel variant, rs5030719, and related genes are associated with susceptibility to clinical malaria in African children

A Ariff, Y Song, R Aguilar, A Nhabomba, MN Manaca… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Malaria is a deadly disease caused by Plasmodium spp. Several blood
phenotypes have been associated with malarial resistance, which suggests a genetic …

Population genetic evidence for positive and purifying selection acting at the human IFN-γ locus in Africa

MC Campbell, LT Smith, J Harvey - Genes & Immunity, 2019 - nature.com
Despite its critical role in the defense against microbial infection and tumor development,
little is known about the range of nucleotide and haplotype variation at IFN-γ, or the …

Impact of natural selection due to malarial disease on human genetic variation

F Gomez, WY Ko, A Davis, SA Tishkoff - Primates, pathogens, and …, 2013 - Springer
Malaria is an important selective pressure in modern human evolution. The dynamic
relationship between human hosts and Plasmodium parasites has left numerous “footprints” …

Influência de Variantes Genéticas em CD36, ICAM-1 e HBA na Variabilidade Fenotípica da Drepanocitose e da Malária

ISG Matos - 2024 - search.proquest.com
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SA Tishkoff - Science Magazine, 2003