Association between immunoglobulin GM and KM genotypes and placental malaria in HIV-1 negative and positive women in western Kenya.

Immunoglobulin (Ig) GM and KM allotypes, genetic markers of γ and κ chains, are associated with humoral immune responsiveness. Previous studies have shown the relationships between GM6-carrying haplotypes and susceptibility to malaria infection in children and adults; however, the role of the geneti...

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Main Authors: Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, Janardan P Pandey, John Williamson, Anna J Blackstock, Ajay Yesupriya, Aryan M Namboodiri, Keith M Rocca, Anna Maria van Eijk, John Ayisi, Juliana Oteino, Renu B Lal, Feiko O ter Kuile, Richard Steketee, Bernard Nahlen, Laurence Slutsker, Ya Ping Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3543394?pdf=render