Article
Absence of association between the allele coding methionine at position 29 in the N-terminal domain of ICAM-1 (ICAM-1(Kilifi)) and severe malaria in the northwest of Thailand.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2001
Ohashi J, Naka I, Patarapotikul J, Hananantachai H, Looareesuwan S, Tokunaga K
Abstract excerpt
Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) is known to be the endothelial receptor for Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Associations of the variant allele coding methionine at position 29 in the N-terminal domain of ICAM-1, ICAM-1(Kilifi), with severe malaria have been investigated in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.