Maria Carolina Puça
@mariacarolinasbp.bsky.social
PhD student at Fiocruz Minas | Trying to understand more about the host and Plasmodium vivax genetics #pharmacogenetics #drugresistance #omics
Thrilled to share our paper published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases! 🧬
We show how CYP2D6 variability shapes Plasmodium vivax infection in the Amazon:
👶 Kids w/ reduced activity → higher infection rates
🧑🦰 Adults → opposite trend + lower parasite density
🔗 academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
We show how CYP2D6 variability shapes Plasmodium vivax infection in the Amazon:
👶 Kids w/ reduced activity → higher infection rates
🧑🦰 Adults → opposite trend + lower parasite density
🔗 academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Thrilled to share our paper published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases! 🧬
We show how CYP2D6 variability shapes Plasmodium vivax infection in the Amazon:
👶 Kids w/ reduced activity → higher infection rates
🧑🦰 Adults → opposite trend + lower parasite density
🔗 academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
We show how CYP2D6 variability shapes Plasmodium vivax infection in the Amazon:
👶 Kids w/ reduced activity → higher infection rates
🧑🦰 Adults → opposite trend + lower parasite density
🔗 academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...