Hemoglobin E Prevalence among Ethnic Groups Residing in Malaria-Endemic Areas of Northern Thailand and Its Lack of Association with Plasmodium falciparum Invasion In Vitro

• Pathrapol Lithanatudom ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Pathrapol Lithanatudom, Jiraprapa Wipasa

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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• Jiraprapa Wipasa ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Pathrapol Lithanatudom, Jiraprapa Wipasa

  Affiliation Research Institutes for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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• Pitsinee Inti,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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• Kriangkrai Chawansuntati,

  Affiliation Research Institutes for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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• Saovaros Svasti,

  Affiliation Thalassemia Research Center, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakornpathom, Thailand

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• Suthat Fucharoen,

  Affiliation Thalassemia Research Center, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakornpathom, Thailand

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• Daoroong Kangwanpong,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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• Jatupol Kampuansai

  * E-mail: Jatupol.K@cmu.ac.th

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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