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Haplotypes of IL-10 promoter variants are associated with susceptibility to severe malarial anemia and functional changes in IL-10 production.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2008
Ouma Collins, Davenport Gregory C, Were Tom, Otieno Michael F, Hittner James B, Vulule John M, Martinson Jeremy, Ong'echa John M, Ferrell Robert E, Perkins Douglas J
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria is one of the leading global causes of morbidity and mortality with African children bearing the highest disease burden. Among the various severe disease sequelae common to falciparum malaria, severe malarial anemia (SMA) in pediatric populations accounts for the gre...
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