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Nature Genetics 35, 357–362 (1 December 2003) | doi:10.1038/ng1260

Pyruvate kinase deficiency in mice protects against malaria

Gundula Min-Oo , Anny Fortin , Mi-Fong Tam , André Nantel , Mary M Stevenson & Philippe Gros

The global health impact of malaria is enormous, with an estimated 300–500 million clinical cases and 1 million annual deaths. In humans, initial susceptibility to infection with Plasmodium species, disease severity and ultimate outcome of malaria (self-healing or lethal) are under complex genetic control.