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Table 7 Distribution of mutated Duffy among the participants according they age and gender

From: Impact of Duffy polymorphisms on parasite density in Brazilian Amazonian patients infected by Plasmodium vivax

Age

Gender

Male

Female

n

Duffy mutated

%

p

n

Duffy mutated

%

p

0–10

11

04

13‚8

> 0‚05

08

01

16‚6

> 0‚05

11–20

22

02

6‚9

13

00

–

21–30

31

05

17‚2

09

00

–

31–40

52

05

17‚2

14

00

–

41–50

38

04

13‚8

16

04

66‚6

51–60

30

06

20‚7

18

01

16‚6

61–80

16

03

10‚3

09

00

–

Total

200

29

100

87

06

100

  1. Obs: One of the 27-year-old male participants was heterozygote with one GATA and one FY 256 allele and parasitic density with 78 parasites per mm2
  2. No female participant showed the mutation FY 265
  3. All participants showing Duffy mutations had also low parasity density
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Malaria Journal

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