Marked differences in CRP genotype frequencies between the Fulani and sympatric ethnic groups in Africa

BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein that can activate various immune cells and bind to certain Fcγ receptors. The latter may compete with the binding of IgG antibodies to these receptors and could thereby interfere with the antigen-specific immune response. Polymorphisms i...

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Autores principales: Israelsson, Elisabeth, Ekström, Mattias, Nasr, Amre, Dolo, Amagana, Kearsley, Susannah, Arambepola, Gishanthi, Homann, Manijeh Vafa, Maiga, Bakary, Doumbo, Ogobara K, ElGhazali, Gehad, Giha, Hayder A, Troye-Blomberg, Marita, Berzins, Klavs, Tornvall, Per
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19545442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-136

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19545442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-136

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