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Polymorphisms in the Haem Oxygenase-1 promoter are not associated with severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ghanaian children.
Malaria journal - 11 Apr 2015
Hansson Helle H, Maretty Lasse, Balle Christina, Goka Bamenla Q, Luzon Elisa, Nkrumah Francis N, Schousboe Mette L, Rodrigues Onike P, Bygbjerg Ib Christian, Kurtzhals Jørgen A L, Alifrangis Michael, Hempel Casper
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catabolizes haem and has both cytotoxic and cytoprotective effects. Polymorphisms in the promoter of the Haem oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) gene encoding HO-1 have been associated with several diseases including severe malaria. The objective of this study was to determine the allele and genotype frequencies of two single nucleotide polymorphisms; A(-413)T and G(-1135)A, and a (GT)n...
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