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PIEZO1 confers resistance to malaria
March 23, 2018 10:45 PM UTC
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute published a paper in Cell suggesting that a gain-of-function mutation in Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (PIEZO1) could provide resistance against malaria.
Gain-of-function PIEZO1 mutations lead to hereditary xerocytosis, a blood disorder caused by red blood cell dehydration...
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Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (PIEZO1)