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Association analyses of NCR3 polymorphisms with P. falciparum mild malaria.
Microbes and infection - 1 Feb 2007
Delahaye Nicolas F, Barbier Mathieu, Fumoux Francis, Rihet Pascal
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many developing countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa. A susceptibility locus for mild malaria has been mapped to the MHC region, and TNF polymorphisms have been associated with mild malaria. The Natural Cytotoxicity-triggering Receptor 3 (NCR3) gene is located in the peak region of linkage, and is 15kb distal to TNF. In this study,...
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