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Complement receptor 1 variants confer protection from severe malaria in Odisha, India.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Panda Aditya K, Panda Madhumita, Tripathy Rina, Pattanaik Sarit S, Ravindran Balachandran, Das Bidyut K
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BACKGROUND: In Plasmodium falciparum infection, complement receptor-1 (CR1) on erythrocyte's surface and ABO blood group play important roles in formation of rosettes which are presumed to be contributory in the pathogenesis of severe malaria. Although several studies have attempted to determine the association of CR1 polymorphisms with severe malaria, observations remain inconsistent. Therefore, a case control...
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