Relation between the Dantu blood group variant and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based case control study.
Silvia N KariukiJames J GilchristSophie UyogaAlexander MachariaJohnstone MakaleJulian C RaynerThomas N WilliamsPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2024)
Consistent with previous studies showing the indirect impact on bacteraemia risk of other malaria-associated red cell variants, our study also shows that Dantu is protective against bacteraemia via its effect on malaria risk. Dantu does not appear to be under balancing selection through an increased risk of bacterial infections.