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Polymorphisms in the Haem Oxygenase-1 promoter are not associated with severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ghanaian children

BACKGROUND: Haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catabolizes haem and has both cytotoxic and cytoprotective effects. Polymorphisms in the promoter of the Haem oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) gene encoding HO-1 have been associated with several diseases including severe malaria. The objective of this study was to determine t...

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Autores principales: Hansson, Helle H, Maretty, Lasse, Balle, Christina, Goka, Bamenla Q, Luzon, Elisa, Nkrumah, Francis N, Schousboe, Mette L, Rodrigues, Onike P, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Kurtzhals, Jørgen AL, Alifrangis, Michael, Hempel, Casper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0668-5