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Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) gene polymorphism is not associated with severe and cerebral malaria in Thailand.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2006
Dechkum Naowarut, Hananantachai Hathairad, Patarapotikul Jintana, Ohashi Jun, Krudsood Srivicha, Looareesuwan Sornchai, Tokunaga Katsushi
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The pathogenesis of cerebral malaria from Plasmodium falciparum infection is thought to involve inflammation of the central nervous system. Since monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is a chemokine strongly involved in the inflammatory process, we here study MCP-1 gene polymorphisms in asso...
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