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Influence of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles on susceptibility to Entamoeba histolytica infection in Bangladeshi children.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2004
Duggal Priya, Haque Rashidul, Roy Shantanu, Mondal Dinesh, Sack R Bradley, Farr Barry M, Beaty Terri H, Petri William A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association of antibody responses with both innate and acquired immunity to amebiasis indicate that CD4+ T cells play a role in protection against Entamoeba histolytica infection. To test this hypothesis, we compared the genotype frequencies of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles in a cohort of Bangladeshi children intensively monitored for E. histolytica infection for a 3-year period....
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