Complement receptor 1 polymorphisms associated with resistance to severe malaria in Kenya

BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesized that the African alleles Sl2 and McC(b )of the Swain-Langley (Sl) and McCoy (McC) blood group antigens of the complement receptor 1 (CR1) may confer a survival advantage in the setting of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but this has not been demonstrated. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Thathy, Vandana, Moulds, JoAnn M, Guyah, Bernard, Otieno, Walter, Stoute, José A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1308855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16277654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-4-54

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1308855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16277654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-4-54

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