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Quantifying genetic and nongenetic contributions to malarial infection in a Sri Lankan population.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 7 Nov 2000
Mackinnon M J, Gunawardena D M, Rajakaruna J, Weerasingha S, Mendis K N, Carter R
Abstract excerpt
Explaining the causes of variation in the severity of malarial disease remains a major challenge in the treatment and control of malaria. Many factors are known to contribute to this variation, including parasite genetics, host genetics, acquired immunity, and exposure levels. However, the relative importance of each of these to the overall burden of malarial disease in human populations has not been assessed....
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