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Chitotriosidase deficiency is not associated with human hookworm infection in a Papua New Guinean population
Human chitotriosidase (CHIT1) is a chitinolytic enzyme with suggested anti-fungal properties. Previous studies have suggested that chitotriosidase may also protect individuals against filarial nematode infections and malaria. A mutant allele, which renders chitotriosidase unstable and enzymatically...
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Elsevier Science
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2080692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17765019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2007.07.010 |