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From: jca@drutx.UUCP (ArnsonJC)
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Subject: Re: Malaria and sickle cell
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Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 19:34:25 EDT
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It is not the HgbS that is responsible for malaria "immunity". It is
due to lack of the Duffy Blood Group System genes, both a and b.
[ie. Fya-, Fyb-].  It just happens that both the HgbS genes and
Duffy {or should I say lack of} genes are both found in the same
segment of the population. {Blacks}

				jill