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Researchers at KFSH&RC & KAUST Discover Gene Responsible for Reproduction of the Most Dangerous Malaria Strain RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a major scientific breakthrough, a research team from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC),
A gene instrumental in combating malaria, PfAP2-MRP, has been
Researchers at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), together with researchers from UK, US and India, have discovered a gene responsible for the reproduction of sickle malaria parasites in the red blood cells. By disrupting this gene, the parasites stop reproducing as usual, reducing the symptoms of the disease and the spread of severe malaria, which kills more than half a million people annually.
Inal and her team are collaborating closely with Ashraf Dada, Fatima Alhamlan and co-workers at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in Saudi Arabia. The aim of the partnership is to help develop and trial bioelectronic sensors that will aid in cheap, accurate and rapid pathogen detection.