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Genetic polymorphisms linked to susceptibility to malaria.
Malaria journal - 19 Sept 2011
Driss Adel, Hibbert Jacqueline M, Wilson Nana O, Iqbal Shareen A, Adamkiewicz Thomas V, Stiles Jonathan K
Abstract excerpt
The influence of host genetics on susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been extensively studied over the past twenty years. It is now clear that malaria parasites have imposed strong selective forces on the human genome in endemic regions. Different genes have been identified that are associated with different malaria related phenotypes. Factors that promote severity of malaria include...
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