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Association of candidate gene polymorphisms and TGF-beta/IL-10 levels with malaria in three regions of Cameroon: a case-control study.
Malaria journal - 16 Jun 2014
Apinjoh Tobias O, Anchang-Kimbi Judith K, Njua-Yafi Clarisse, Ngwai André N, Mugri Regina N, Clark Taane G, Rockett Kirk A, Kwiatkowski Dominic P, Achidi Eric A
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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria is one of the most widespread and deadliest infectious diseases in children under five years in endemic areas. The disease has been a strong force for evolutionary selection in the human genome, and uncovering the critical host genetic factors that confer resistance to the disease would provide clues to the molecular basis of protective immunity and improve vaccine...
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