Associations of IL13 gene polymorphisms and immune factors with Schistosoma haematobium infection in schoolchildren in four schistosomiasis-endemic communities in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis remains a major public health issue with over 90% of the prevalence rates recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, the relationships between different interleukin gene polymorphisms (IL-13-591A/G, IL-13-1055C/T, IL-13-1258A/G) and Schistosoma haematobium infection l...

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Autores principales: Sarpong-Baidoo, Margaret, Ofori, Michael F., Asuming-Brempong, Elias Kwesi, Kyei-Baafour, Eric, Idun, Bright K., Owusu-Frimpong, Isaac, Amonoo, Nana A., Quarshie, Queenstar D., Tettevi, Edward J., Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34185775
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009455

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