Resumen de Does the MHC confer protection against malaria in bonobos?

Natasja G. de Groot, Jeroen M. G. Stevens, Ronald E. Bontrop

• The immunological factors that could explain the near absence of malaria parasites in bonobos are not yet understood. The MHC class I system, however, may play an important role, as particular bonobo allotypes show functional similarities to HLA-B*53/B*78, which are considered to confer protection against malaria in humans