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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Published in:Malar J
Main Authors: 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
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396170/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888733
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0668-5
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