Article
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...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Protozoan
- Antigens, Protozoan
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Immunity
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Malaria
- Malaria Vaccines