A Novel Functional Variant in the Stem Cell Growth Factor Promoter Protects against Severe Malarial Anemia

Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading global cause of infectious disease burden. In areas in which P. falciparum transmission is holoendemic, such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia (SMA) results in high rates of pediatric morbidity and mortality. Although the pathophysiological basis of...

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Main Authors: Ouma, Collins, Keller, Christopher C., Davenport, Gregory C., Were, Tom, Konah, Stephen, Otieno, Michael F., Hittner, James B., Vulule, John M., Martinson, Jeremy, Ong'echa, John M., Ferrell, Robert E., Perkins, Douglas J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2010
Subjects:
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2798205/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19884328
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00895-09
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