Tumor necrosis factor SNP haplotypes are associated with iron deficiency anemia in West African children.

Plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are significantly raised in malaria infection and TNF-alpha is thought to inhibit intestinal iron absorption and macrophage iron release. This study investigated putative functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes across...

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Main Authors: Atkinson, S, Rockett, K, Morgan, G, Bejon, P, Sirugo, G, O'Connell, M, Hanchard, N, Kwiatkowski, D, Prentice, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008