Genetic variation in the immune system and malaria susceptibility in infants: a nested case–control study in Nanoro, Burkina Faso
Abstract Background Genetic polymorphisms in the human immune system modulate susceptibility to malaria. However, there is a paucity of data on the contribution of immunogenetic variants to malaria susceptibility in infants, who present differential biological features related to the immaturity of t...
Main Authors: | Hamatandi Magloire Natama, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Meryam Krit, Pieter Guetens, Hermann Sorgho, M. Athanase Somé, Maminata Traoré-Coulibaly, Innocent Valéa, Petra F. Mens, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Dirk Berkvens, Luc Kestens, Halidou Tinto, Anna Rosanas-Urgell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03628-y |
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