DNAJC5 and malaria: High levels of antibodies against blood stage parasite antigens such as apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1), erythrocyte binding antigen (EBA-175), the merozoite surface proteins (MSPs), reticulocyte-binding protein homologue (Rh5), Glutamate-rich protein (GLURP) and circumsporozoite protein (CSP) have either singly or collectively been associated with a reduced risk of clinical malaria in various malaria endemic populations [6–9].