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Association of ICAM-1 (K469E) and MCP-1-2518 A > G polymorphism with risk of Japanese encephalitis in North Indian population.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2018
Baluni Manjari, Fatima Tanzeem, Zia Amreen, Himanshu Reddy D, Dhole Tapan N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is most important cause of viral encephalitis worldwide. The pathogenesis of this is probably attributed to the host genetic makeup. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and monocytes chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) play a vital role in host defense mechanism against flavivirus causing encephalitis. We assessed the possible genetic association between ICAM-1...
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