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Comment
. 2009 Sep 1;106(35):14739-40.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0908196106. Epub 2009 Aug 26.

Human-specific evolution of sialic acid targets: explaining the malignant malaria mystery?

Ajit Varki  1 , Pascal Gagneux
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Human-specific evolution of sialic acid targets: explaining the malignant malaria mystery?

Ajit Varki et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Proposed scenario for evolution of human and great ape malarias. The scenario accounts for most of the relevant facts and includes some speculation.
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Comment on

  • The origin of malignant malaria.
    Rich SM, Leendertz FH, Xu G, LeBreton M, Djoko CF, Aminake MN, Takang EE, Diffo JL, Pike BL, Rosenthal BM, Formenty P, Boesch C, Ayala FJ, Wolfe ND. Rich SM, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Sep 1;106(35):14902-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0907740106. Epub 2009 Aug 3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009. PMID: 19666593 Free PMC article.

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