Tumour necrosis factor alpha promoter polymorphism, TNF-238 is associated with severe clinical outcome of falciparum malaria in Ibadan southwest Nigeria

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) – α has been shown to play an important role in the pathogenesis of falciparum malaria. Two TNF promoter polymorphisms, TNF-308 and TNF-238 have been associated with differential activity and production of TNF. In order to investigate the association between TNF-308 and...

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Main Authors: Olaniyan, SA, Amodu, OK, Bakare, AA, Troye-Blomberg, M, Omotade, OO, Rockett, KA, Malariagen Consortium
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016