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Association of CD40L gene polymorphism with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Indian population.
Journal of vector borne diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Purohit Prasanta, Mohanty Pradeep Kumar, Patel Siris, Das Padmalaya, Das Kishalaya, Panigrahi Jogeswar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Many host genetic factors are associated with the disease severity and fatal outcome of falciparum malaria. CD40L gene has been found to be one of the most important factors associated with malaria in African countries. This study was aimed to investigate the possible association of CD40L gene polymorphism in severe falciparum malaria in Indian adults. METHODS: One hundred fifteen adult...
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