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The role of MHC- and non-MHC-associated genes in determining the human immune response to malaria antigens.
Parasitology - 1 Jan 1996
Riley E M
Abstract excerpt
Individual susceptibility to malaria infection, disease and death is influenced by host genotype, parasite virulence and a number of environmental factors including malaria-specific immunity. Immune responses are themselves determined by a combination of host genes and environmental effects. The extent to which host genotype limits the spectrum of possible immune responses may influence the outcome of infection...
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