List of works by Valentina D. Mangano

Admixture into and within sub-Saharan Africa

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An effective method to purify Plasmodium falciparum DNA directly from clinical blood samples for whole genome high-throughput sequencing

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An evolutionary perspective of how infection drives human genome diversity: the case of malaria

scientific article published on July 2014

Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum diversity in natural infections by deep sequencing

scientific article (publication date: 19 July 2012)

Characterisation of the opposing effects of G6PD deficiency on cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia

scientific article published on 09 January 2017

Characterization of Within-Host Plasmodium falciparum Diversity Using Next-Generation Sequence Data

scientific article (publication date: 29 February 2012)

Detection of Plasmodium falciparum male and female gametocytes and determination of parasite sex ratio in human endemic populations by novel, cheap and robust RTqPCR assays

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Differential antibody response to the Anopheles gambiae gSG6 and cE5 salivary proteins in individuals naturally exposed to bites of malaria vectors

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Functional deficit of T regulatory cells in Fulani, an ethnic group with low susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum malaria

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Genetic determinants of anti-malarial acquired immunity in a large multi-centre study

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Genetic epidemiology of susceptibility to malaria: not only academic exercises.

scientific article published on June 2008

Genetics of susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum: from classical malaria resistance genes towards genome-wide association studies

scientific article (publication date: May 2009)

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and the risk of malaria and other diseases in children in Kenya: a case-control and a cohort study

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HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 loci in three west African ethnic groups: genetic relationship with sub-Saharan African and European populations

scientific article published on 5 August 2009

Host genetics and parasitic infections

scientific article published on 14 December 2014

Humoral response to the Anopheles gambiae salivary protein gSG6: a serological indicator of exposure to Afrotropical malaria vectors.

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IgG1 and IgG4 antibody responses to the Anopheles gambiae salivary protein gSG6 in the sympatric ethnic groups Mossi and Fulani in a malaria hyperhendemic area of Burkina Faso.

scientific article published on 23 April 2014

Interferon regulatory factor-1 polymorphisms are associated with the control of Plasmodium falciparum infection

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Lack of association of interferon regulatory factor 1 with severe malaria in affected child-parental trio studies across three African populations

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Lack of circulating toxoplasma gondii DNA in seropositive patients with bipolar or schizophrenia spectrum disorders

scientific article published on 02 February 2019

Novel Insights Into the Protective Role of Hemoglobin S and C Against Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

Population genetic analysis of Plasmodium falciparum parasites using a customized Illumina GoldenGate genotyping assay

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Resistance to malaria through structural variation of red blood cell invasion receptors

scientific article published on 18 May 2017

Resistance to malaria through structural variation of red blood cell invasion receptors

scholarly article published 26 October 2016

Risk of transfusion-transmitted malaria: evaluation of commercial ELISA kits for the detection of anti-Plasmodium antibodies in candidate blood donors

scientific article published on 22 January 2019

Validating discovered Cis-acting regulatory genetic variants: application of an allele specific expression approach to HapMap populations

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Wide cross-reactivity between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus SG6 salivary proteins supports exploitation of gSG6 as a marker of human exposure to major malaria vectors in tropical Africa

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