Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and cerebral malaria: <it>TLR2 </it>Δ22 polymorphism is associated with protection from cerebral malaria in a case control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In malaria endemic areas, host genetics influence whether a <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>-infected child develops uncomplicated or severe malaria. TLR2 has been identified as a receptor for <it>P. falciparum</it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/47 |