Association of the GNAS locus with severe malaria.
Functional studies have demonstrated an interaction between the stimulatory G protein alpha subunit (G-alpha-s) and the malaria parasite at a cellular level. Obstruction of signal transduction via the erythrocyte G-alpha-s subunit reduced invasion by Plasmodium falciparum parasites. We sought to det...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2008
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