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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Auteurs principaux: Hall, Andrew J., Quinnell, Rupert J., Raiko, Andrew, Lagog, Moses, Siba, Peter, Morroll, Shaun, Falcone, Franco H.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Elsevier Science 2007
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2080692/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17765019
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2007.07.010
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