Identification of a haplotype block in the 5q31 cytokine gene cluster associated with the susceptibility to severe malaria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been previously demonstrated that a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the <it>IL13 </it>promoter region, <it>IL13 </it>-1055T>C (rs1800925), was associated with susceptibility to severe malaria...

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Main Authors: Tsuchiya Naoyuki, Hananantachai Hathairad, Tokunaga Katsushi, Nuchnoi Pornlada, Patarapotikul Jintana, Nishida Nao, Naka Izumi, Ohashi Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/232