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SLC11A1 (formerly NRAMP1) and susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in The Sudan.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2004
Mohamed Hiba Salah, Ibrahim Muntaser Eltayeb, Miller Elinor Nancy, White Jacqueline Katie, Cordell Heather Jane, Howson Joanna McCammond McGill, Peacock Christopher Sean, Khalil Eltahir Awad Gasim, El Hassan Ahmed Mohamed, Blackwell Jenefer Mary
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is indicated by differences in incidence and clinical phenotypes between ethnic groups in Sudan. In mice, innate susceptibility to Leishmania donovani, the etiological agent of VL, is controlled by Slc11a1 (formerly Nramp1). We therefore exami...
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