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CXCL10 gene promoter polymorphism -1447A>G correlates with plasma CXCL10 levels and is associated with male susceptibility to cerebral malaria.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wilson Nana, Driss Adel, Solomon Wesley, Dickinson-Copeland Carmen, Salifu Hassana, Jain Vidhan, Singh Neeru, Stiles Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
The risk factors for cerebral malaria (CM) and the wide variation in clinical manifestations of malaria are poorly understood. Recent studies indicate that interferon gamma inducible chemokine, CXCL10, is a strong predictor of both human and experimental cerebral malaria. Increased plasma and cerebrospinal fluid levels of CXCL10 were tightly associated with fatal CM in Indian and Ghanaian patients. In the present...
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