Malaria is hindered by repression of a cell-cycle protein

Nature
by Gavin Band
February 19, 2026
A genetic variant that quashes cyclin D3 expression might have been selected for in a population on an island where malaria was once endemic. A genetic variant that quashes cyclin D3 expression might have been selected for in a population on an island where malaria was once endemic.
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Originally published on Nature on 2/19/2026