A study of the TNF/LTA/LTB locus and susceptibility to severe malaria in highland papuan children and adults

BACKGROUND: Severe malaria (SM) syndromes caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection result in major morbidity and mortality each year. However, only a fraction of P. falciparum infections develop into SM, implicating host genetic factors as important determinants of disease outcome. Previous studies...

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Main Authors:	Randall, L, Kenangalem, E, Lampah, D, Tjitra, E, Mwaikambo, E, Handojo, T, Piera, K, Zhao, Z, de Labastida Rivera, F, Zhou, Y, McSweeney, K, Le, L, Amante, F, Haque, A, Stanley, A, Woodberry, T, Salwati, E, Granger, D, Hobbs, MR, Price, R, Weinberg, J, Montgomery, G, Anstey, N, Engwerda, C
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central 2010

A study of the TNF/LTA/LTB locus and susceptibility to severe malaria in highland papuan children and adults

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