Article
The immunogenetics of resistance to malaria.
Proceedings of the Association of American Physicians - 1 Jan 2000
Hill A V
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of susceptibility to malaria has been studied extensively using a variety of approaches. The protective role of several erythrocytic variants is now well established. More recently, there has been growing evidence that genes determining a variety of immune responses influence susceptibility to malaria. Some of these genes may specifically affect susceptibility to particular strains of malaria...
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