Alleles associated with sickle cell anemia, thalassemias, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, certain HLA haplotypes as well as allelic variants in the tumor necrosis factor cytokine and the CD36 scavenger receptor are all associated with resistance or susceptibility to malaria [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and are found at higher frequencies in populations historically at risk for developing malaria. This evidence concerns the gene CD36 and malaria.