Selected publications

2025

Python A., Forster A.J., et al "Geographical variation drives adaptive equilibrium of the P. falciparum sickle-associated mutations"
bioRxiv 2025-09-04 (preprint)
doi:10.1101/2025.08.31.672853 bioRxiv:10.1101/2025.08.31.672853

2023

Hamilton W.H., Band G., et al "A fourth locus in the Plasmodium falciparum genome associated with sickle haemoglobin"
bioRxiv 2023-09-14 (preprint)
doi:10.1101/2023.09.14.557461 bioRxiv:10.1101/2023.09.14.557461

2021

Band G., Leffler E.M., et al "Malaria protection due to sickle haemoglobin depends on parasite genotype"
Nature 2021-12-09 (accepted)
doi:10.1101/2021.03.30.437659 bioRxiv:10.1101/2021.03.30.437659
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Zhang J-Y., et al "Using de novo assembly to identify structural variation of eight complex immune system gene regions"
PLOS Computational Biology 2021-08-03 (published)
doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009254 bioRxiv:10.1101/2021.02.03.429586

López, S., et al "Evidence of the interplay of genetics and culture in Ethiopia"
Nature Communications 2021-06-11
doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23712-w bioRxiv:10.1101/756536

2019

Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network "Insights into malaria susceptibility using genome-wide data on 17,000 individuals from Africa, Asia and Oceania"
Nature Communications 2019-12-16 (published)
doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13480-z bioRxiv:10.1101/535898

Muriuki J.M., et al "The ferroportin Q248H mutation protects from anemia, but not malaria or bacteremia"
Science Advances 2019-09-04 (published)
doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaw0109

2018

Band G., Marchini J. "BGEN: a binary file format for imputed genotype and haplotype data"
bioRxiv 2018-05-02 (preprint) bioRxiv:10.1101/308296

2017

Leffler E.M., Band G., et al "Resistance to malaria through structural variation of red blood cell invasion receptors"
Science 2017-06-16 (published)
doi:110.1126/science.aam6393 bioRxiv:https://doi.org/10.1101/083634

2015

Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network "A novel locus of resistance to severe malaria in a region of ancient balancing selection"
Nature 2015-09-30 (published)
doi:10.1038/nature15390

2014

Hellenthal G., et al "A genetic atlas of human admixture history"
Science 2014-02-14 (accepted)
doi:10.1126/science.1243518
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