Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Deep learning analyses of DNA sequences resolve the retention of the Duffy-null resistance to Plasmodium vivax malaria in Africa
Guillaume Laval, Alice Decugis, Oğuzhan Parasayan…·Jacques Chiaroni
The paper uses deep learning to analyze DNA sequences and shows that the Duffy-null allele, protective against P. vivax, was retained in Africa due to selection pressures, with evidence of its spread linked to the Bantu expansion.
DOI 10.64898/2025.12.25.695976