People with ‘blood group O’ are protected from malaria
A new study has revealed that people have blood Group-O are protected from malaria.
They said that the mechanisms behind the protection that blood type O provides and suggests that the selective pressure imposed by malaria may contribute to the variable global distribution of ABO blood groups in the human population.
It has long been known that people with blood type O are protected against severe malaria, while those with other types, such as A, often fall into a coma and die. Unpacking the mechanisms behind this has been one of the main goals of malaria research.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Published: 10 Mar 2015
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