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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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