title: Duffy blood groups and malaria in the Ao Nagas in Nagaland, India.
abstract: Blood samples from 324 malarial patients and 384 healthy individuals belonging to the Ao tribal community have been examined for Duffy blood group systems. The complete absence of Duffy-negative individuals among the Ao Nagas suggests that selection for resistance to vivax malaria by means of the Duffy-negative phenotype has not been available in the southeast Asian regions including the Ao Nagas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Delhi University, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Seth
mesh_terms: D004375:Duffy Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D004375:Duffy Blood-Group System