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Interferon regulatory factor-1 polymorphisms are associated with the control of Plasmodium falciparum infection.
Genes and immunity - 1 Mar 2008
Mangano V D, Luoni G, Rockett K A, Sirima B S, Konaté A, Forton J, Clark T G, Bancone G, Sadighi Akha E, Akha E S, Kwiatkowski D P, Modiano D
Abstract excerpt
We describe the haplotypic structure of the interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) locus in two West African ethnic groups, Fulani and Mossi, that differ in their susceptibility and immune response to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Both populations showed significant associations between IRF-1 po...
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