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Interferon-alpha receptor-1 (IFNAR1) variants are associated with protection against cerebral malaria in the Gambia.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jun 2003
Aucan C, Walley A J, Hennig B J W, Fitness J, Frodsham A, Zhang L, Kwiatkowski D, Hill A V S
Abstract excerpt
The chromosome 21q22.11 cytokine receptor cluster contains four genes that encode subunits of the receptors for the cytokines interleukin-10 and interferon-alpha, -beta and -gamma that may have a role in malaria pathogenesis. A total of 15 polymorphic markers located within these genes were initially genotyped in 190 controls and 190 severe malaria cases from The Gambia. Two interferon-alpha receptor-1 (IFNAR1)...
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